romantic

  • 11romantic — ro|man|tic1 [rəuˈmæntık, rə US rou, rə ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(showing love)¦ 2¦(relating to love)¦ 3¦(story/film)¦ 4¦(beautiful)¦ 5¦(not practical)¦ 6 Romantic art/literature etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: romantique, from Old French… …

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  • 12romantic — I UK [rəʊˈmæntɪk] / US [roʊˈmæntɪk] adjective ** 1) making you have feelings of love and excitement We had a romantic dinner in an expensive restaurant. What could be more romantic than a wedding on a tropical island? a) involving love and sex… …

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  • 13romantic — ro|man|tic1 [ rou mæntık ] adjective ** 1. ) making you have feelings of love and excitement: a romantic candle lit dinner What could be more romantic than a wedding on a tropical island? a ) involving love and sex: Romantic relationships between …

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  • 14romantic — 1 adjective 1 SHOWING LOVE showing strong feelings of love: “Tom always sends me red roses on my birthday.” “How romantic!” 2 CONNECTED WITH LOVE connected with feelings of love or with a loving relationship: It s not a romantic relationship they …

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  • 15romantic — 01. We had a [romantic] candlelit supper together for our wedding anniversary. 02. They became [romantically] involved during a conference they were both attending in Paris last summer. 03. He became [romantically] involved with his wife s best… …

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  • 16romantic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, characterized by, or suggestive of an idealized, sentimental, or fantastic view of reality; remote from experience (a romantic picture; a romantic setting). 2 inclined towards or suggestive of romance in love (a romantic… …

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  • 17romantic — romantically, adv. romanticalness, n. /roh man tik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure. 2. fanciful; impractical; unrealistic: romantic ideas. 3.… …

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  • 18romantic — {{11}}romantic (adj.) 1650s, of the nature of a literary romance, from Fr. romantique, from M.Fr. romant a romance, oblique case of O.Fr. romanz verse narrative (see ROMANCE (Cf. romance)). As a literary style, opposed to classical since before… …

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  • 19romantic — adjective 1》 inclined towards or suggestive of romance.     ↘relating to love, especially in a sentimental or idealized way. 2》 characterized by an idealized view of reality: a romantic attitude to the past. 3》 (Romantic) relating to romanticism …

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  • 20romantic — 1. adjective 1) he s so romantic Syn: loving, amorous, passionate, tender, affectionate; informal lovey dovey 2) the book was a bit too romantic for my tastes Syn: sentimental, mawkish, saccharine, syrupy; informal mushy, schmal …

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