romantic

Definition

  • noun: a person who thinks a lot about love and does and says things that show strong feelings of love for someone
  • noun: a romantic person, trait, or component
  • adjective: of, relating to, or involving love between two people
  • adjective: consisting of or resembling a 'romance'
  • synonyms: wild, extravagant, sentimental

Examples

  • Her latest movie is a 'romantic' comedy. [=a comedy about two people who fall in love with each other]

  • They were 'romantically' involved. [=they had a romantic/sexual relationship with each other]

  • She had a lot of big 'romantic' dreams of becoming an actress.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Forgive me, Father... Gentlemen, wouldn't it be better for us to sing something togheter? A beautiful lied, or something romantic old and decent? I'm sorry but i have to go into the trench. Properly talking, i'm happy, but if we are going to philosophize more, you'll have to convince me that (..)
    1965 Forest of the Hanged
  • (..) I have a small, cozy place. This is your shelter? This is only the purgatory. A bit smelly. What about the paradise? Immediately. It's small and romantic, except the smell which is everywhere. Over here... A geniune museum piece. In fact, here is where the centuries confound. The styles... rococo, (..)
    1965 Forest of the Hanged