romantic
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
Adjective 4 meanings
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
“Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.”
Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
“Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.”
Experiencing romantic attraction.
Noun 2 meanings
A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).
“Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.”
Etymology
From romant + -ic, or borrowed from Late Latin romanticus (“(of a poem) having qualities of a romance”). Compare French romantique, which is borrowed from English.
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ROMANTIC at a glance
ROMANTIC has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,383 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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