romantic

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. making you feel a sense of wonder, beauty, or mystery.

adj. evoking a strong sense of imagination, beauty, or atmospheric charm.

日本語:ロマンチック※

“The old castle ruins looked very romantic in the moonlight.”

“The poet found the rugged landscape deeply romantic, often spending hours sketching the mist-covered peaks.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. having ideas that are not very practical or realistic.

adj. characterised by an idealised or impractical view of reality; prioritising sentiment over pragmatism.

日本語:ロマンチック※

Español:romántico

“She has a romantic idea about living on a farm without any modern tools.”

“His romantic notions of revolution were quickly challenged by the harsh political realities he encountered on the ground.”

C1 · Advanced Academic

adj. related to a style of art and literature from the 1800s that focused on strong feelings and nature.

adj. pertaining to Romanticism, the late 18th and 19th-century artistic and intellectual movement.

“We studied the Romantic poets like Keats and Shelley in our literature class.”

“The Romantic movement was a reaction against the scientific rationalisation of nature during the Enlightenment.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a person who is very idealistic or who loves romantic things.

n. an individual motivated by sentiment, imagination, or an idealised worldview.

“I am a bit of a romantic, so I still write letters by hand.”

“Despite his cynical exterior, he remained a hopeless romantic who believed that everyone eventually finds their soulmate.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Theater Academic

n. a writer, painter, or musician from the Romantic period.

n. an artist, author, or composer associated with the Romanticism movement.

“The Romantics often wrote about the power and beauty of the natural world.”

“As a true Romantic, the composer sought to express the full range of human emotion through his symphonies.”