- (often capital) the theory, practice, and style of the romantic art, music, and literature of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, usually opposed to classicism
- romantic attitudes, ideals, or qualities
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ro•man•ti•cism /roʊˈmæntəˌsɪzəm/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- romantic spirit or tendency.
- Fine Art, Literature[often: Romanticism] the Romantic style or movement in literature and art;
belief in its principles.
ro•man•ti•cism
(rō man′tə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
- romantic spirit or tendency.
- Fine Art, Literature(usually cap.) the Romantic style or movement in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with classicism).
- romantic + -ism 1795–1805
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romanticism /rəʊˈmæntɪˌsɪzəm/ n
'romanticism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Blok
- classicism
- Collins
- Gautier
- represent
- romantic
- Staël
- bloom
- Byronic
- neoromanticism
- post-Romanticism
- romanticist
- Romantic Movement
- Victorian
- soul music