romantic: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with C
Meaning of romantic
adj
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
Example: Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.
Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
Example: Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.
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Alternative letter-case form of Romantic
Base or related entry: romantic.
Listed forms: romantick.
Source: Wiktionary — romantic.
noun
A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).
Example: Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.
Listed forms: romantics, romantick.
Source: Wiktionary — romantic.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for romantic.
adjective
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
- romanticist
- romanticistic
adjective
expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
adjective
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- quixotic
- wild-eyed
noun
an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of romantic
R(1) + O(1) + M(3) + A(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + C(3) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of romantic
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from romantic
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