ultra-romantic

[roh-man-tik]

ro·man·tic

[roh-man-tik]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
2.
fanciful; impractical; unrealistic: romantic ideas.
3.
imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc.
4.
characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved.
5.
displaying or expressing love or strong affection.
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6.
ardent; passionate; fervent.
7.
(usually initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a style of literature and art that subordinates form to content, encourages freedom of treatment, emphasizes imagination, emotion, and introspection, and often celebrates nature, the ordinary person, and freedom of the spirit (contrasted with classical).
8.
of or pertaining to a musical style characteristic chiefly of the 19th century and marked by the free expression of imagination and emotion, virtuosic display, experimentation with form, and the adventurous development of orchestral and piano music and opera.
9.
imaginary, fictitious, or fabulous.
10.
noting, of, or pertaining to the role of a suitor or lover in a play about love: the romantic lead.
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noun
11.
a romantic person.
13.
romantics, romantic ideas, ways, etc.

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Ultra-romantic is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1650–60; < French romantique, derivative of romant romaunt; see -ic

ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
ro·man·ti·cal·ness, noun
an·ti·ro·man·tic, adjective, noun
half-ro·man·tic, adjective
half-ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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hy·per·ro·man·tic, adjective
hy·per·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·ro·man·tic, adjective, noun
non·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
post-Ro·man·tic, adjective
pre·ro·man·tic, adjective
pro·ro·man·tic, adjective
pseu·do·ro·man·tic, adjective
pseu·do·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-ro·man·tic, adjective
qua·si-ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·ro·man·tic, adjective
sem·i·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·ro·man·tic, adjective
su·per·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
ul·tra·ro·man·tic, adjective
un·ro·man·tic, adjective
un·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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2. extravagant, exaggerated, wild, imaginative, fantastic. 9. improbable, unreal.


2. practical, realistic. 9. probable.

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