What does "romantic" mean?
Romantic: Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape. See Sentimental. The romantic drama. See under Drama.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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