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romantic is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of romantic in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… many of them not at all romantic in …”
meanings of romantic
adjective:
Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
Synonym of Romance.
Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.
Of or pertaining to Romance.
Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
Fictitious, imaginary.
Alternative form of Romantic.
Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
noun:
A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).
romantic frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word romantic occurs in english on average 34.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics romantic can be related to
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