Standard Lemma guide

romantically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R OW0 M AE1 N T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a romantic way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Sing romantically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a romantic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were romantically linked
  • she fantasized romantically about eloping with her boyfriend

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unromantically

History

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English romantically From romantic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: romànticament — in a romantic way
  • Dutch: romantisch — in a romantic way
  • Finnish: romanttisesti — in a romantic way
  • Galician: romanticamente — in a romantic way
  • Georgian: რომანტიკულად (romanṭiḳulad) — in a romantic way
  • Italian: romanticamente — in a romantic way
  • Polish: romantycznie — in a romantic way
  • Portuguese: romanticamente — in a romantic way
  • Russian: романти́чески (romantíčeski) — in a romantic way
  • Spanish: románticamente — in a romantic way
Real reading context

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