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

  • (..) ReaIIy? They're gone. Yeah. Oh, good. So, what do you say we go find... a more romantic spot? OK. PHO TOGRAPHER/ Quiet! Quiet! JOSH: No! Stay! Give her a smooch! REPORTER/ Come on! (..)
    2001 The Princess Diaries
  • (..) be here with than you. ReaIIy? Yeah. -Josh? -Mm-hmm? This isn't romantic. Um...it just... No. It's my foot. It's caught in a voIIeybaII net. Yeah. Here. (..)
    2001 The Princess Diaries