romantic

/rə'mæntik/

Thân thiện

A couple shares a romantic dinner by candlelight.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Idealistic and unrealistic: Characterized by impractical, dreamy, or fanciful ideas that are not based on reality.
   • Expressive of love or romance: Pertaining to or suggestive of an idealized, passionate, or sentimental view of love.
   • Relating to Romanticism: Belonging to or characteristic of the 18th-19th century artistic, literary, and intellectual movement (Romanticism) that emphasized emotion, individualism, and nature.

2. Noun:

   • A follower of Romanticism: An artist, writer, or composer whose work is influenced by the Romantic Movement.
   • A sentimental idealist: A person who is characterized by romantic feelings or ideals, especially in matters of love.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • He has a romantic view of life as one big adventure. (Idealistic/Unrealistic)
  • They went for a romantic walk along the beach at sunset. (Expressive of love)
  • The painting is a prime example of romantic art from the 19th century. (Relating to Romanticism)

• Noun:

  • The poet was a true romantic, inspired by nature and deep emotion. (Follower of Romanticism)
  • She is such a romantic; she believes in love at first sight. (Sentimental idealist)

Advanced Usage

• "romantic comedy": A genre of film or literature that focuses on a lighthearted, amusing love story.

  • "When Harry Met Sally" is a classic romantic comedy.

• "romanticize" (verb): To make something seem more appealing or idealized than it really is.

  • It's easy to romanticize the past and forget its hardships.

Variants and Related Words

• Romantically (adverb): In a romantic manner.
  • He looked at her romantically.
• Romanticism (noun): The artistic and intellectual movement.
  • The poetry of William Wordsworth is central to Romanticism.
• Romance (noun/verb): A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love; to court someone.
  • Their relationship began with a whirlwind romance.

Synonyms

• Adjective (Idealistic): Dreamy, quixotic, utopian, fanciful.
• Adjective (Loving): Amorous, passionate, sentimental, loving.
• Noun: Idealist, dreamer, sentimentalist.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Romantic" is primarily an adjective/noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Related actions use the verb "romance.") - Romance someone: To woo or court someone. - He tried to romance her with flowers and poetry.

Related Idioms

• A romantic notion/idea: An impractical or idealized belief.
  • Believing you can change the world alone is a romantic notion.
• Hopeless romantic: A person who holds persistently idealistic views about love, often despite evidence to the contrary.
  • He's a hopeless romantic who still sends handwritten love letters.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
   • as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood
   • a romantic disregard for money
   • a wild-eyed dream of a world state
2. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
   • her amatory affairs
   • amorous glances
   • a romantic adventure
   • a romantic moonlight ride
3. belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
   • romantic poetry

Noun

1. an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
2. a soulful or amorous idealist

Từ đồng nghĩa

• quixotic
• wild-eyed
• amatory
• amorous
• romanticist
• romanticistic