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单词 romanticality
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romanticalityn.

Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˌmantᵻˈkalᵻti/, U.S. /roʊˌmæn(t)əˈkælədi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: romantical adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < romantical adj. + -ity suffix. Compare slightly earlier romanticalness n.
Romantic quality; (also) a romantic thing or characteristic.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > quality appealing to emotion or imagination > [noun]
romanticness1701
colour1733
romanticalness1770
romanticality1773
romanticity1782
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > tendency towards romance > [noun]
romanticness1701
romanticality1773
romanceishness1835
1773–4 J. P. Curran Lett. (1819) 17 I always propose putting out the candles, before the song begins, for the greater romanticality of the thing.
1852 W. M. Thackeray Let. 18–20 June (1946) III. 51 Take care not to be juggled by romanticalities and sentimentalities.
1881 Scribner's Monthly 22 391/2 She liked the excitement,—the romanticality of it.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 2/1 The 1820 romanticalities of Wörlitz, and the dapper blue-and-yellow chineseries of Oranienbaum.
1994 U. Weisstein in G. E. P. Gillespie Romantic Drama ii. 212 If these are to be the yardsticks by which the romanticality of an opera is to be measured, Italian works of the bel canto type are immediately ruled out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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