adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpænɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/
General-American:/ˌpænɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/
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rhymes with -æntɪk
1
adj
Meaning 1
Transcending various forms of Romanticism (“an intellectual (especially artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past, preferring the medieval to the classical”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
Topics: lifestyle, sexology, sexuality
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: omniromantic, pan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multiromantic, pluriromantic
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who is romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
Topics: lifestyle, sexology, sexuality
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English panromantic From pan- (prefix meaning ‘all’) + romantic (“(adjective) of or relating to Romanticism; conducive to romance, affectionate, loving; (noun) person behaving romantically”). Adjective sense 2 (“romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex”) was independently coined in the early 21st century.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
yleisromanttinen
— transcending various forms of Romanticism
Finnish:
panromanttinen
— romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex
Finnish:
panromanttinen
— person who is romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex