Someone who is romantic or does romantic things says and does things that make their wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend feel special and loved.
When we're together, all he talks about is business. I wish he were more romantic.
They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two at one of their favourite restaurants.
Synonyms: loving, tender, passionate, fond More Synonyms of romantic
romantically (roʊmæntɪkli)graded adverb
He set out to woo Lara by romantically filling her home with flowers.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Romantic means connected with sexual love.
...his early romantic experiences.
He was not interested in a romantic relationship with Ingrid.
romanticallyadverb
We are not romantically involved.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A romantic play, film, or story describes or represents a love affair.
It is a lovely romantic comedy, well worth seeing.
...romantic novels.
4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you say that someone has a romantic view or idea of something, you are critical of them because their view of it is unrealistic and they think that thing is better or more exciting than it really is.
[disapproval]
He has a romantic view of rural society.
I don't have any romantic notions about having a baby. It's a really tough job.
Synonyms: idealistic, unrealistic, visionary, high-flown More Synonyms of romantic
A romantic is a person who has romantic views.
You're a hopeless romantic.
romanticallygraded adverb
They suffered from tuberculosis, then still romantically called consumption.
5. adjective
Something that is romantic is beautiful in a way that strongly affects your feelings.
Seacliff House is one of the most romantic ruins in Scotland.
...romantic images from travel brochures.
Synonyms: exciting, charming, fascinating, exotic More Synonyms of romantic
romanticallyadverb
...the romantically named weeping love grass.
6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Romantic means connected with the artistic movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries which was concerned with the expression of the individual's feelings andemotions.
...the poems and prose of the English romantic poets.
More Synonyms of romantic
romantic in British English
(rəʊˈmæntɪk)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance
2.
evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental love
a romantic woman
a romantic setting
3.
impractical, visionary, or idealistic
a romantic scheme
4. often euphemistic
imaginary or fictitious
a romantic account of one's war service
5. (often capital)
of or relating to a movement in European art, music, and literature in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by an emphasis on feeling and content rather than order and form, on the sublime, supernatural, and exotic, and the free expression of the passions and individuality
noun
6.
a person who is romantic, as in being idealistic, amorous, or soulful
7.
a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist
8. (often capital)
a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism
Derived forms
romantically (roˈmantically)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from French romantique, from obsolete romant story, romance, from Old French romansromance
romantic in American English
(roʊˈmæntɪk)
adjective
1.
of, having the nature of, characteristic of, or characterized by romance
2.
without a basis in fact; fanciful, fictitious, or fabulous
3.
not practical; visionary or quixotic
a romantic scheme
4.
full of or dominated by thoughts, feelings, and attitudes characteristic of or suitable for romance; passionate, adventurous, idealistic, etc.
a romantic youth
5.
a.
of, characteristic of, or preoccupied with ardent, idealized lovemaking or courtship
b.
suited for romance or lovemaking
a romantic night
6. [oftenR-]
of or characteristic of romanticism and the Romantic Movement
see also classic, classical, realistic
noun
7.
a romantic person
8. [oftenR-]
an adherent of romanticism, as in literature or music
Derived forms
romantically (roˈmantically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr romantique < obs. romant (see romaunt) + -ique, -ic
Examples of 'romantic' in a sentence
romantic
Trust is a hot topic between partners and helps you build a very resilient and romantic relationship.
The Sun (2016)
Romantic relationships deepen now partners feel lucky to have each other.
The Sun (2016)
Discovering that a relationship can be romantic and reliable will transform the way you see your future.
The Sun (2016)
We all know that the bright fireworks of romantic love don't last.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
That's a very romantic proposition and one you should take him up on.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The devaluation of romantic love hasn't killed the yearning for it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And as romantic relationships become more relaxed, love gets stronger.
The Sun (2016)
She cooks a meal, but this definitely isn't a romantic candlelit dinner for two.
The Sun (2016)
When you have romantic feelings for somebody, it's usual to be nice to them.
The Sun (2016)
You are asked a romantic question when love is the last thing on your mind.
The Sun (2012)
You can give a relationship a romantic makeover.
The Sun (2011)
He always had a very romantic view of the world and the city.
John Harris THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)
More romantic is one way of putting it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But he is obviously a hopeless romantic.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The romantic poet or the rational philosopher?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Who has deep and romantic feelings for you?
The Sun (2014)
The moon of love adds romantic fun to a settled relationship.
The Sun (2009)
Two romantic relationships were aborted by wary fathers.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Climb the steps at sunset for a romantic view of the whole city.
The Sun (2015)
Is your notion of identity a romantic one?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Historians of rage yoga will no doubt attribute some of its earliest forms to a rocky period in her romantic life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Run out on a romantic dinner?
The Sun (2009)
What a hopeless romantic you are.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Both composers were romantics; only the generations changed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We owe the idea of individual fulfilment through love with one person to the Romantic movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The couple were snapped this week after a romantic dinner in London.
The Sun (2010)
The best and the worst of the 19th-century romantic poets also had daft political ideas.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
From there they made their way into written verse romances, and finally on into modern romantic literature.
Christianity Today (2000)
I had a place at the university to begin a masters in romantic literature.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A nice dash of melodrama for a composer as romantic as Berlioz.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's the most beautiful, intensely romantic city in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Most people choose somewhere beautiful or romantic, while 12 per cent return to the site of their first trip together.
The Sun (2015)
Quotations
Is not this the true romantic feeling - not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you?Thomas Wolfe
Word lists with
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In other languages
romantic
British English: romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is romantic or does romantic things says and does things that make their partner feel special and loved.
...a romantic dinner for two.
American English: romantic
Arabic: رُومانْسيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: romântico
Chinese: 浪漫的
Croatian: romantičan
Czech: romantický
Danish: romantisk
Dutch: romantisch
European Spanish: romántico
Finnish: romanttinen
French: romantique
German: romantisch
Greek: ρομαντικός
Italian: romantico
Japanese: ロマンチックな
Korean: 로맨틱한
Norwegian: romantisk
Polish: romantyczny
European Portuguese: romântico
Romanian: romantic
Russian: романтический
Latin American Spanish: romántico
Swedish: romantisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรักใคร่
Turkish: romantik
Ukrainian: романтичний
Vietnamese: lãng mạn
British English: romantic NOUN
A romantic is a person who has romantic views.
You're a hopeless romantic.
American English: romantic
Brazilian Portuguese: romântico
Chinese: 浪漫主义者
European Spanish: romántico
French: romantique
German: Romantiker
Italian: romantico
Japanese: 夢想家
Korean: 낭만적인 사람
European Portuguese: romântico
Latin American Spanish: romántico
All related terms of 'romantic'
romantic lead
a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play
romantic love
love characterized by romance and involving sexual attraction
romantic comedy
a humorous film, novel or play about a love story that ends happily
romantic notion
A notion is an idea or belief about something.
romantic fantasy
A fantasy is a pleasant situation or event that you think about and that you want to happen , especially one that is unlikely to happen.
romantic feelings
A feeling is an emotion , such as anger or happiness.
romantic fiction
a genre of fiction focused on romantic love
romantic gesture
A gesture is something that you say or do in order to express your attitude or intentions , often something that you know will not have much effect.
romantic getaway
A getaway is a short holiday somewhere .
Romantic Movement
the late 18th- and early 19th-century movement in France, Germany , England, and America to establish Romanticism in art and literature
romantic involvement
the condition of being in a romantic or sexual relationship
the Romantic Movement
the theory , practice, and style of the romantic art, music, and literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, usually opposed to classicism
Chinese translation of 'romantic'
romantic
(rəˈmæntɪk)
adj
[person]浪漫的 (làngmàn de)
(= connected with love)[play, story etc]爱(愛)情的 (àiqíng de)