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Adjective: romantic  row'man-tik
  1. Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
    "romantic poetry";
    - romanticist, romanticistic
     
  2. Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
    "a romantic adventure";
    - amatory, amorous
     
  3. Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
    "a romantic disregard for money";
    - quixotic, wild-eyed
Noun: romantic  row'man-tik
  1. A soulful or amorous idealist
     
  2. An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
    - romanticist

Derived forms: romantics

See also: impractical, loving

Type of: artist, creative person, dreamer, idealist

Encyclopedia: Romantic