romanticism
A romantic quality, spirit or actionA romantic quality, spirit or action.
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» The essence of romanticism is uncertainty.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A romantic quality, spirit or action.
Romantik
рома́нтикаromántika, романти́змromantízm, романти́чностьromantíčnostʹ
рома́нтикаromántyka, романти́змromantýzm
- impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
- an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
- a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Examples
6 sentencesThe essence of romanticism is uncertainty.
There's a lot of evil hidden in romanticism.
Tom is drunk on romanticism.
This is romanticism.
In Asia, the French language is often associated with romanticism.
Translations
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Forms
plural: romanticisms| Singular | romanticism |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure):romance
- a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization:Romantic Movement
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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