Meanings
nounantiromanticism (uncountable)
- uncountableliteratureOpposition to romanticism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- LatinRōma
- LatinRōmānus
- Latinrōmānicus
- Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
- Old Frenchromanz
- Old Frenchromaunt
- Englishromant
- Englishromantic
- Englishromanticism
- Englishantiromanticism
From anti- + romanticism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek αντιρομαντισμός
- αντιρομαντισμός (antiromantismós)opposition to romanticism
Portuguese antirromantismo
- antirromantismoopposition to romanticism
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APA
antiromanticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiromanticism
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“antiromanticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiromanticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiromanticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiromanticism.
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