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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Romantic \Ro*man"tic\, a. [F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See
     Romance.]
     1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling
        romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal;
        as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic
        undertaking.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and
              impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such
              a persuasion?                         --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men
              have represented as chimerical and romantic.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance;
        as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular
        literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical
        antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style;
        as, the romantic school of poets.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of
        adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; --
        applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious;
          extravagant; wild; chimerical. See Sentimental.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     The romantic drama. See under Drama.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Romantic \Ro*man"tic\, a. [F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See
     Romance.]
     1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling
        romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal;
        as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic
        undertaking.
  
              Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and
              impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such
              a persuasion?                         --South.
  
              Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men
              have represented as chimerical and romantic.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance;
        as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
  
     3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular
        literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical
        antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style;
        as, the romantic school of poets.
  
     4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of
        adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; --
        applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.
  
     Syn: Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious;
          extravagant; wild; chimerical. See Sentimental.
  
     The romantic drama. See under Drama.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  romantic
       adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the
              Romantic movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn:
               romanticist, romanticistic]
       2: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her
          amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic
          adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: amatory, amorous]
       3: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as
          quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a
          romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a
          world state" [syn: quixotic, wild-eyed]
       n 1: a soulful or amorous idealist
       2: an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by
          romanticism [syn: romanticist] [ant: classicist]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     Αγγλικά a.
     ρομαντικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     Romanian a.
     (l en romantic)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Romantic
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)
     alt.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     a.
     1 (lb en chiefly 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. (from 17th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) fictitious, imaginary.  17th 20th c.)
     3 fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental,
  impractical (of a person). (from 17th c.)
     n.
     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).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Romantic
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)
     alt.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     Romanian a.
     (l en romantic)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Romantic
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)
     alt.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     a.
     1 (lb en chiefly 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. (from 17th c.)
     2 (lb en obsolete) fictitious, imaginary.  17th 20th c.)
     3 fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental,
  impractical (of a person). (from 17th c.)
     n.
     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).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Romantic
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)
     alt.
     1 Of or pertaining to Romance.
     2 Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
     3 (lb en informal linguistics) (synonym of en Romance)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     Englanti a.
     romanttinen
     Englanti n.
     romantikko

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Romantic
     Englanti a.
     (yhteys taide k=en) romanttinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  romantic
     Engelska a.
     romantisk
     Engelska n.
     romantiker

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  رومانسي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  романти́чен 2.
  concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love
   3.
  fantastic, idealistic
   4.
  powerfully sentimental, evocative

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  романтик
  person with romantic character

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/ 
  romantický

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/ 
  romantik

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  Romantiker , Romantikerin  [art]
     Synonym: Romanticist
  
   see: Romantics, Romanticists
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  Romantiker , Schwärmer 
     Synonym: romanticist
  
   see: romantics, romanticists
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  romantisch 
   see: more romantic, most romantic
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  
  ρομαντικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  romanttinen 2.
  concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love
   3.
  fantastic, idealistic
   4.
  powerfully sentimental, evocative

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  romantikko 2.
  person who is behaving romantically
   3.
  person with romantic character

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  romantic /roumæntik/
  romantique

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/ 
  1. कल्पित
        "She has highly romantic ideas of life rather than reality.  "
  2. रोमानी
        "Keats was one of the greatest romantic poets of his time. "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  pustolovan, romantike, romantičan, sanjarski

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  1. romantikus
  2. regényes

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  1. ロマンチック, 浪漫的
  concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love
  2. ロマンチック 2.
  fantastic, idealistic
   3.
  powerfully sentimental, evocative

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  romantic /rəu'mæntık/
  1. romantiškas
  2. romantikas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  romantic /roumæntik/
  romantisch

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  romantic /rəˈmæntɪk/
  I.    romantyczny
  II.    romantyk

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  romantic /roumæntik/
  romântico

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  Romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/ 
  romantisk
  Of or pertaining to Romanticism

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  romantisk 2.
  concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love
   3.
  fantastic, idealistic
   4.
  powerfully sentimental, evocative

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  romantic //ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk// //ɹə-// //ɹəʊˈmæntɪk// /[-meə̯ntɪk]/ /[-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]/ /[-mæɾ̃ɪk]/ /[ɹoʊˈmæntɪk]/ /[ɹə-]/ 
  romantiker 2.
  person who is behaving romantically
   3.
  person with romantic character

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  romantic /ɹəʊmˈantɪk/
  1. bir aşk ilişkisiyle ilgili
  2. romantik
  3. romana benzer, hayali. romantically  romantik olarak. romanticism  romantizm. romanticist  ro- mantik kimse.

From Lenga d'òc - Català FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:oci-cat ]

  romantic 
  romàntic  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹoʊˈmæntɪk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  130 Moby Thesaurus words for "romantic":
     Don Quixote, Quixote, Utopian, abstract, absurd, adoring,
     affectionate, airy, allegoric, amorous, aroused, autistic,
     bathetic, beery, chimerical, cloying, conjugal, crackpot, created,
     daydreamer, demonstrative, dereistic, devoted, dreamer,
     dreamer of dreams, emotional, enthusiast, escapist, exotic,
     extravagant, fabulous, faithful, fancied, fanciful, fantasized,
     fantastic, fictional, fictitious, filial, fond, fresh, glamorous,
     gooey, gushing, husbandly, ideal, idealist, idealistic, idealized,
     idyllic, illusory, imaginary, imagined, impassioned, impractical,
     in the clouds, invented, languishing, legendary, libidinous,
     lotus-eater, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, lustful, mad,
     made-up, maternal, maudlin, mawkish, melting, mushy, mythic,
     mythical, mythological, mythopoeic, mythopoetic, namby-pamby,
     nostalgic, nostomanic, otherworldly, oversentimental,
     oversentimentalized, parabolic, parental, passionate, paternal,
     picturesque, poetic, prophet, quixotic, rhapsodist, romancer,
     romancing, romanesque, romanticist, romanticized, saccharine,
     sappy, seer, sentimental, sentimentalist, sentimentalized, sloppy,
     slushy, soft, soppy, starry-eyed, sticky, storybook, strange,
     sugary, sweet, tear-jerking, teary, tender, transcendental,
     transmundane, unpractical, unrealistic, utopian, utopianist,
     utopianizer, uxorious, visionary, wifely, wild, wish-fulfilling,
     wishful thinker
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 浪漫的,传奇性的,想像的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 浪漫的,风流的,传奇性的,夸大的,想象的,浪漫派的

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