name · noun · 5 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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/ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/
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name
Meaning 1
An intellectual (especially artistic, literary, and musical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, 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: classical
2
noun
Meaning 2
A romantic quality, spirit or action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idealism
4
noun
Meaning 4
an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: romance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: stardust
5
noun
Meaning 5
a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Romantic Movement
Antonyms: classicism
Broader terms: artistic style, idiom, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
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 *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Romanticism From romantic + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
romanticisme
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Chinese Mandarin:
浪漫主義 /浪漫主义
(làngmànzhǔyì)
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Dutch:
romantiek
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Estonian:
romantism
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Finnish:
romantiikka
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
French:
romantisme
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Galician:
Romanticismo
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
German:
Romantik
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Hungarian:
romantika
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Icelandic:
rómantíkin
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Irish:
rómánsaíocht
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Italian:
Romanticismo
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Japanese:
ロマン主義
(roman-shugi)
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Polish:
romantyzm
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Portuguese:
Romantismo
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Russian:
романти́зм
(romantízm)
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Serbo-Croatian:
романтизам
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Serbo-Croatian:
romantizam
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Slovene:
romantika
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Spanish:
Romanticismo
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Ukrainian:
романти́зм
(romantýzm)
— intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Albanian:
romantizëm
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Arabic:
رُومَانْسِيَّة
(rūmānsiyya)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Armenian:
ռոմանտիզմ
(ṙomantizm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Azerbaijani:
romantizm
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Belarusian:
рама́нтыка
(ramántyka)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Belarusian:
раманты́зм
(ramantýzm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Bulgarian:
романти́зъм
(romantízǎm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Catalan:
romanticisme
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Chinese Cantonese:
浪漫主義 /浪漫主义
(long6 maan6 zyu2 ji6)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Chinese Mandarin:
浪漫主義 /浪漫主义
(làngmàn zhǔyì)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Czech:
romantismus
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Danish:
romantik
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Dutch:
romantiek
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Esperanto:
romanikismo
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Estonian:
romantism
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Finnish:
romantiikka
— romantic quality, spirit or action
French:
romantisme
— romantic quality, spirit or action
French:
romanesque
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Georgian:
რომანტიზმი
(romanṭizmi)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
German:
Romantik
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Greek:
ρομαντισμός
(romantismós)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Hindi:
स्वच्छन्दतावाद
(svacchandatāvād)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Hindi:
रोमांटिसिज़्म
(romāṇṭisizma)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Hungarian:
romanticizmus
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Hungarian:
romantika
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Indonesian:
romantisisme
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Italian:
romanticismo
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Japanese:
ロマンチシズム
(romanchishizumu)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Japanese:
ロマン主義
(romanshugi)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Kazakh:
романтизм
(romantizm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Korean:
낭만주의
(nangmanjuui)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Korean:
랑만주의
(rangmanjuui)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Korean:
로맨티시즘
(romaentisijeum)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Kyrgyz:
романтизм
(romantizm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Latvian:
romantisms
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Lithuanian:
romantizmas
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Macedonian:
романти́зам
(romantízam)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Malay:
romantisisme
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Norwegian Bokmål:
romantikk
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Persian:
رمانتیسم
(romântism)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Polish:
romantyczność
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Polish:
romantyzm
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Portuguese:
romantismo
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Portuguese:
romanticismo
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Romanian:
romantism
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Russian:
рома́нтика
(romántika)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Russian:
романти́зм
(romantízm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Russian:
романти́чность
(romantíčnostʹ)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Serbo-Croatian:
рома̀нтично̄ст
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Serbo-Croatian:
романтѝзам
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Serbo-Croatian:
romàntičnōst
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Serbo-Croatian:
romantìzam
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Slovak:
romantizmus
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Slovene:
romantika
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Slovene:
romantizem
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Spanish:
romanticismo
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Swedish:
romantik
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Tajik:
романтизм
(romantizm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Thai:
จินตนิยม
(jin-dtà-ní-yom)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Ukrainian:
рома́нтика
(romántyka)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Ukrainian:
романти́зм
(romantýzm)
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Uzbek:
romantizm
— romantic quality, spirit or action
Vietnamese:
chủ nghĩa lãng mạn
— romantic quality, spirit or action
