romantic

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 teachers and students are discouraged.

b ) used about beautiful places that make you think about love:

a romantic city

c ) used about books, plays, and movies about love:

It's a very romantic movie.

romantic comedy/fiction

2. ) someone who is romantic tends to believe that things are better or more exciting than they really are:

I doubt that your romantic vision of country life matches the reality.

3. ) Romantic relating to the style of literature, art, and music known as ROMANTICISM:

the Romantic tradition

the Romantic poets

╾ ro|man|ti|cal|ly [ rou`mæntıkli ] adverb:

Harry and Stephanie are romantically involved.

The castle is romantically situated amid spectacular scenery.

romantic

ro|man|tic 2 [ rou`mæntık ] noun count

1. ) someone who has a strong belief in love and likes to do things that show their love:

She's married to an old-fashioned romantic.

2. ) someone who believes that things are better or more exciting than they really are

3. ) Romantic a writer, artist, or COMPOSER whose work is based on the tradition of ROMANTICISM