romanticist
/rə'mæntisist/
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Definition
Noun:
- An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism: A person who creates art, literature, or music in the style of Romanticism, which emphasized emotion, individualism, and nature.
- Someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality: A person who has or displays an idealized, emotional, or nostalgic view of reality, often seen as excessive.
Adjective:
- Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts: Describing something that has the qualities of Romanticism.
Examples
Noun:
- William Wordsworth is considered a key romanticist of English literature.
- Don't be such a romanticist; real life is not like the movies.
Adjective:
- The composer's romanticist symphony was full of passion and drama.
- She has a romanticist view of medieval history.
Advanced Usage
- As a descriptor for a worldview: Used to label a person's tendency to favor emotion and idealism over pragmatism.
- His romanticist approach to politics often clashed with the practical demands of governance.
Variants and Related Words
- Romanticism (n): The artistic, literary, and intellectual movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Romanticism was a reaction against the Industrial Revolution.
- Romantic (adj/n): (Adjective) Characterized by feelings of love or idealism; (Noun) A person with romantic beliefs or attitudes.
- She read a romantic novel. / He is a true romantic.
- Romanticize (v): To make something seem more appealing or idealized than it really is.
- It's easy to romanticize the past.
Synonyms
- Idealist: A person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.
- Sentimentalist: A person who is excessively sentimental.
Antonyms
- Realist: A person who accepts and deals with situations as they really are.
- Pragmatist: A person who is practical and focused on achieving results.
Adjective
- belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
- romantic poetry
Noun
- an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
- someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality