romantic
Other forms: romantics
If something is romantic, it isn't very practical, like the librarian's romantic dream of convincing every person in town to read a book a week for life — a great idea that probably isn't possible.
To be romantic about something can mean that you overlook its flaws and shortcomings. If your romantic ideal is growing all of your own food on a secluded farm, you are probably ignoring the tremendous amount of hard work it will require. Or, if you are romantic about love, you believe the perfect person is out there and in finding one another, all the problems and difficulties of life will melt away.
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expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
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a soulful or amorous idealist
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belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts“romantic poetry”synonyms: romanticist, romanticistic
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not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic“a romantic disregard for money”impracticalnot practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
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an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticismsynonyms: romanticist
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