romantic

Words with a similar base: romantic, romanticist, romanticistic

'romantic'

[romantic.n.01] as in: a soulful or amorous idealist

'romantic'

[romanticist.n.02] as in: an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

'romantic'

[romantic.a.01] as in: belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

Examples:
romantic poetry

'romantic'

[amatory.s.01] as in: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

Examples:
her amatory affairs
amorous glances
a romantic adventure
a romantic moonlight ride

'romantic'

[quixotic.s.01] as in: not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic

Examples:
as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood
a romantic disregard for money
a wild-eyed dream of a world state

Origins

					romantic (English)
├── -ic (English)
│   └── -ique (French)
│       └── -icus (Dutch)
└── romaunt (English)
    └── romaunt (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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