romantic
Opposite of
platonic, nonsexual, aromantic
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹəʊˈmæntɪk/
Etymology
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.
Related words
romanticistic
fairytale-like
passinate
romantyczny
romantyk
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