romantic

adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the

Romantic movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn:

{romanticist}, {romanticistic}]

2: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her

amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic

adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride" [syn: {amatory}, {amorous}]

3: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as

quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a

romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a

world state" [syn: {quixotic}, {wild-eyed}]

n 1: a soulful or amorous idealist

2: an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by

romanticism [syn: {romanticist}] [ant: {classicist}]