Meanings
comparative more romantically · superlative most romantically
- In a romantic way.
Sing romantically
1 more example
She began asking the question, “Were you friends with your partner before you became romantically involved?” in her other research and conducted a meta-analysis for this paper.
2021 July 20, Sarah Molano, “Most romantic relationships start as friendships, study finds”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an idealistic and unrealistic manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LatinRōma
- LatinRōmānus
- Latinrōmānicus
- Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
- Old Frenchromanz
- Old Frenchromaunt
- Englishromant
- Englishromantic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishromantically
Translations
Catalan romànticament
- romànticamentin a romantic way
Dutch romantisch
- romantischin a romantic way
Finnish romanttisesti
- romanttisestiin a romantic way
Italian romanticamente
- romanticamentein a romantic way
Polish romantycznie
- romantyczniein a romantic way
Portuguese romanticamente
- romanticamentein a romantic way
Russian романти́чески
- романти́чески (romantíčeski)in a romantic way
Spanish románticamente
- románticamentein a romantic way
Cite this entry
romantically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantically
“romantically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romantically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantically.
Source: romantically on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.