romantic

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (historical) Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
2. (obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary.
3. Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
4. 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.
5. Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
6. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Romantic
7. Experiencing romantic attraction.

Noun

1. A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
2. A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).

Teenoorgestelde van

platonic, nonsexual, aromantic

Sinonieme

romanticist

imaginary

amorous

sentimental

quixotic

idealistic

romanticistic

visionary

wild-eyed

spicy

amatory

gushing

inspired

legendary

magical

make-out

nostalgic

poetic

quaint

queer

sentimentalist

starry-eyed

strange

stylish

tasty

tender

unrealistic

whimsical

witty

wondrous

fairytale-like

passinate

poetical

beautiful

chic

coquettish

debauched

dissolute

dreamer

dreamy

extravagant

fanciful

fantastic

Vertalings

romantico

romantique

romántico

romantisch

ρομαντικός

romântico

romàntic

romantisch

romantik

Romantiker

رومانسي

romanesque

quichottesque

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹəʊˈmæntɪk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: romantique

Verwante met Spaans: romántico

Verwante met Portugees: romântico

Verwante met Italiaans: romantico

Verwante met Nederlands: romantisch

Verwante met Duits: romantisch

In summary

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. Also compare Spanish romántico, Portuguese romântico, Italian romantico, Dutch romantisch, and German romantisch and Romantiker (“a composer of Romantic music”), all of which are borrowed from English or French.

Sinne

It is a romantic landscape garden designed in the English style .