romanticism | ||
1. | [ noun ] impractical romantic ideals and attitudes | |
Related terms: | idealism | |
2. | [ noun ] a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization | |
Examples: | "romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality" |
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Related terms: | classicism humanistic_discipline artistic_style | |
3. | [ noun ] an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) | |
Synonyms: | romance | |
Related terms: | quality stardust romance | |
Similar spelling: |
romantic romanticist romanticise romanticistic romanticize romantically |