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Romantic

Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.

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Similar meaning 4

Impractical 84% connected

Not practical.

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Impractical 84% connected

Not practical.

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Loving 84% connected

of Love

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Loving 84% connected

of Love

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Broader term 3

Artist 76% connected

One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Dreamer 76% connected

One who dreams.

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Idealist 76% connected

One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.

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Romance 74% connected

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arth…

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Romance 74% connected

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arth…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Romanticism 74% connected

A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the produc…

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Romanticism 74% connected

A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the produc…

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Synonym 4

Amatory 92% connected

Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Amorous 92% connected

Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quixotic 92% connected

Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Romanticist 92% connected

One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.

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Classicist 94% connected

One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.

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Classicist 94% connected

One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.

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