name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A romantic quality, spirit or action. countable, uncountable

   "Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers."

2. 2
   impractical romantic ideals and attitudes wordnet
3. 3
   an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) wordnet
4. 4
   a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.

Synonyms

All synonyms

affectionaffectionatenessamativenessamorousnessartautism

Antonyms

All antonyms

classicism

Example

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"In Asia, the French language is often associated with romanticism."

Etymology

From romantic + -ism.

Related phrases

neo-romanticismromantic music

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