Adjective

She had romantic feelings for him.

He had a romantic relationship with a coworker.

His brother was having romantic troubles at the time.

She won’t discuss her romantic life with the press.

Why can’t you be more romantic?

He has some romantic notions about life on a farm.

She had a lot of big romantic dreams of becoming an actress.

Beethoven was the first great Romantic composer.

Noun

She married a real romantic who brings her roses every day.

Law school is no place for idealists and romantics.

Beethoven was the first great Romantic among composers.

late Examples on the Web : adjective

But Lisa DelTondo says there was nothing romantic between her daughter and Sheldon Jeter.

Hannah Vair, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2021

The reporter, who had moved on to another newspaper, resigned from her job, but Carvalho — who denied any romantic involvement — forged ahead.

Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021

Still, one of the greatest benefits of spending time around other couples, especially as someone going through a romantic dry spell, is the ability to observe—and even learn from—their relationships yourself.

Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021

An Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Bernard Mcghee, ajc, 10 Dec. 2021

The other Saint Laurent shoe drops for Leighton, who takes a romantic overnight trip with Alicia but ruins it with her paranoia.

Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021

This romantic Big Sur adults-only getaway is on a private 98-acre reserve of coastline.

Jim Dobson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021

In addition to two VIP tickets, the package includes a reserved table and drinks at the show, chocolates, a romantic gift set, Van Gogh cushion and other souvenirs.

Susan Glaser, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2021

That clearly comes into play not just in the romantic fables of the season.

Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 9 Dec. 2021

late Examples on the Web : noun

The new show’s very premise forces it first to reduce a foursome to three with the departure of Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones, to isolate those three from one another, and to divide its central romantic twosome in half.

Daniel D’addario, Variety, 9 Dec. 2021

Ultimately, Holmes is largely banking on jurors believing her claims that her former romantic and business partner, Sunny Balwani, manipulated her through emotional, verbal, and physical abuse.

Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021

While couples may find Aspen’s elevated dining scene romantic, delightfully indulgent and dynamic, those with picky kiddos might find the same menus limiting.

Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021

After all, in each of us lies a romantic, a minimalist, a bohemian, a glamour girl, an edgy soul, and more.

Carrie Goldberg, Harper’s BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021

Written by Martinez and Nathalie Cox, the film will follow Rachel (Hurley), a hopeless romantic who is jilted at the altar.

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2021

This particular storyline is a chronicle that could otherwise, not inaccurately, be written off as yet another Anderson tale of a depressive male romantic and his picture-perfect fantasy-muse.

K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2021

That said, Lester’s story casts its spell, particularly as the romantic (and sometimes steamy) subplots of both eras develop and connections between past and present come into focus.

Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2021

And then really rather quickly, new wave, post-punk, new romantic, techno, everything started coming back in again.

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Steve Baltin, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021

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