Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Romantic

• (a.) Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.
• (a.) Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
• (a.) 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.
• (a.) Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.

Synonyms of Romantic

• Romanticist
• Romanticist
• Romanticistic
• Amatory
• Amorous
• Quixotic
• Wild-Eyed

Antonyms of Romantic

• Classicist

Homophones of Romantic