romanticaladj.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈmantᵻkl/, U.S.

/roʊˈmæn(t)ək(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin romanticus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin romanticus romantic adj. + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier romantic adj. and slightly later romantic n.

= romantic adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > tendency towards romance > [adjective]

romancial1653

romantical1662

romanical1665

romantic1755

Romanesque1763

1662 Duchess of Newcastle Female Academy iv. xxii, in Playes Written 671 The Italian and French Players act more Romantical than Natural, which is feign'd and constrain'd.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 60 This Theology of Epicurus was but Romantical.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 762 He represented the matter as so easy, that this appeared too romantical to the Prince to build upon it.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxi. 144 Our knowledge physical, metaphysical,..romantical.

1829 A. M. Hall Sketches Irish Char. I. i. 66 It's mighty fine to be so romantical all for pure love.

1891 H. E. Watts Cervantes 97 They brought the romantical way of writing into discredit.

1974 J. D. MacDonald Dreadful Lemon Sky (1975) xii. 179 Have you got some romantical notion?

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 69/4 A romantical pilgrim on a self-testing Quest, confronting the Ultimate Other down deep in the jungle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	romantical
释义	romanticaladj. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈmantᵻkl/, U.S. /roʊˈmæn(t)ək(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin romanticus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin romanticus romantic adj. + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier romantic adj. and slightly later romantic n. = romantic adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > tendency towards romance > [adjective] romancial1653 romantical1662 romanical1665 romantic1755 Romanesque1763 1662 Duchess of Newcastle Female Academy iv. xxii, in Playes Written 671 The Italian and French Players act more Romantical than Natural, which is feign'd and constrain'd. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 60 This Theology of Epicurus was but Romantical. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 762 He represented the matter as so easy, that this appeared too romantical to the Prince to build upon it. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxi. 144 Our knowledge physical, metaphysical,..romantical. 1829 A. M. Hall Sketches Irish Char. I. i. 66 It's mighty fine to be so romantical all for pure love. 1891 H. E. Watts Cervantes 97 They brought the romantical way of writing into discredit. 1974 J. D. MacDonald Dreadful Lemon Sky (1975) xii. 179 Have you got some romantical notion? 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 69/4 A romantical pilgrim on a self-testing Quest, confronting the Ultimate Other down deep in the jungle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1662
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