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

  • (..) - ( Veronique chuckles ) - Together? Veronique: Wait, let me explain. Anton, because he's the sensitive, romantic type. And Josh, because he's the big and strong, take-charge kind of guy. And I always thought if I could have a combination (..)
    2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond
  • (..) Kathy: Aww, how did he do it? On a horse-and-buggy ride through Central Park. Veronique: Aww, that is so romantic. - Oh, shit. - Kathy: So do you guys have a date set? - You did not. - I did. - I did, I did, I did. (..)
    2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond