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

  • (..) - ls she all right? - She's quite all right. - Oh, good. - Are you pregnant? - Oh, l don't think so, no. How romantic. With Fiona, l fell over every five minutes. Ronnie christened me ''Lady Downfall.'' Do you know, l think l might go inside and sit down for a few minutes. - l'll come with you. (..)
    1996 The English Patient
  • (..) chauffeur-driven car. - Broken car. - lt's still a car. - Not much use, though. - Love? Romantic love plutonic love, filial love. - Quite different things, surely. - Uxoriousness. That's my favourite kind of love. Excessive love of one's wife. (..)
    1996 The English Patient