romantic
/roʊˈmæn·tɪk/ adjDefinition
› relating to love or to an affectionate, loving relationship: a romantic comedy/novel › If something is romantic, it is exciting and mysterious and has a strong effect on your emotions: I think Egypt is an incredibly romantic country. › Romantic ideas and people are not practical or related to real life: She has a romantic idea of what it’s like to be an actor. romantic /roʊˈmæn·tɪk/ n [C] › You’re such an old-fashioned romantic, always bringing me flowers. romantically /roʊˈmæn·tɪ·kli/ adv › Their names have been romantically linked.
(Definition of romantic adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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