Meanings
romanticism1
nounromanticism (countable and uncountable, plural romanticisms)
plural romanticisms
- countableuncountableA romantic quality, spirit or action.
Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers.
2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 20251 more example
On at least ONE day of the week the Jew could conjure up a Messianic era where he breathed freely and happily. This romanticism is voiced in the Sabbath-songs of the Jews throughout the Diaspora.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 368
Romanticism2
proper noun
- artAn 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.
Antonyms: classical
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn 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.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
nouna movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Similar
Romantic Movement
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Broader
nounan exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
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Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
romanticism · noun
- LatinRōma
- LatinRōmānus
- Latinrōmānicus
- Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
- Old Frenchromanz
- Old Frenchromaunt
- Englishromant
- Englishromantic
- Englishromanticism
Romanticism · proper noun
- LatinRōma
- LatinRōmānus
- Latinrōmānicus
- Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
- Old Frenchromanz
- Old Frenchromaunt
- Englishromant
- Englishromantic
- EnglishRomanticism
Translations
Arabic رُومَانْسِيَّة
- رُومَانْسِيَّة (rūmānsiyya)romantic quality, spirit or action
Bulgarian романти́зъм
- романти́зъм (romantízăm)romantic quality, spirit or action
Catalan romanticisme, romanticisme
- romanticismeromantic quality, spirit or action
- romanticismeintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Chinese Cantonese 浪漫主義 /浪漫主义
- 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, 浪漫主義 /浪漫主义
- 浪漫主義 /浪漫主义 (làngmàn zhǔyì)romantic quality, spirit or action
- 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
Czech romantismus
- romantismusromantic quality, spirit or action
Danish romantik
- romantikromantic quality, spirit or action
Dutch romantiek, romantiek
- romantiekromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantiekintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Esperanto romanikismo
- romanikismoromantic quality, spirit or action
Estonian romantism, romantism
- romantismromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantismintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Finnish romantiikka, romantiikka
- romantiikkaromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantiikkaintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
French romantisme, romanesque
- romantismeromantic quality, spirit or action
- romanesqueromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantismeintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
German Romantik, Romantik
- Romantikromantic quality, spirit or action
- Romantikintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Greek ρομαντισμός
- ρομαντισμός (romantismós)romantic quality, spirit or action
Hindi स्वच्छन्दतावाद, रोमांटिसिज़्म
- स्वच्छन्दतावाद (svacchandatāvād)romantic quality, spirit or action
- रोमांटिसिज़्म (romāṇṭisizma)romantic quality, spirit or action
Hungarian romanticizmus, romantika
- romanticizmusromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantikaromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantikaintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Icelandic rómantíkin
- rómantíkinintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Indonesian romantisisme
- romantisismeromantic quality, spirit or action
Irish rómánsaíocht
- rómánsaíochtintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Italian romanticismo, Romanticismo
- romanticismoromantic quality, spirit or action
- Romanticismointellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Japanese ロマンチシズム, ロマン主義
- ロマンチシズム (romanchishizumu)romantic quality, spirit or action
- ロマン主義 (romanshugi)romantic quality, spirit or action
- 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
Korean 낭만주의, 랑만주의
- 낭만주의 (nangmanjuui)romantic quality, spirit or action
- 랑만주의 (rangmanjuui)romantic quality, spirit or action
- 로맨티시즘 (romaentisijeum)romantic quality, spirit or action
Latvian romantisms
- romantismsromantic quality, spirit or action
Lithuanian romantizmas
- romantizmasromantic quality, spirit or action
Malay romantisisme
- romantisismeromantic quality, spirit or action
Norwegian Bokmål romantikk
- romantikkromantic quality, spirit or action
Persian رمانتیسم
- رمانتیسم (romântism)romantic quality, spirit or action
Polish romantyczność, romantyzm
- romantycznośćromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantyzmromantic quality, spirit or action
- romantyzmintellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Portuguese romantismo, romanticismo
- romantismoromantic quality, spirit or action
- romanticismoromantic quality, spirit or action
- Romantismointellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Romanian romantism
- romantismromantic quality, spirit or action
Russian рома́нтика, романти́зм
- рома́нтика (romántika)romantic quality, spirit or action
- романти́зм (romantízm)romantic quality, spirit or action
- романти́чность (romantíčnostʹ)romantic quality, spirit or action
- романти́зм (romantízm)intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Slovak romantizmus
- romantizmusromantic quality, spirit or action
Spanish romanticismo, Romanticismo
- romanticismoromantic quality, spirit or action
- Romanticismointellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Swedish romantik
- romantikromantic quality, spirit or action
Thai จินตนิยม
- จินตนิยม (jin-dtà-ní-yom)romantic quality, spirit or action
Ukrainian рома́нтика, романти́зм
- рома́нтика (romántyka)romantic quality, spirit or action
- романти́зм (romantýzm)romantic quality, spirit or action
- романти́зм (romantýzm)intellectual movement characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa lãng mạn
- chủ nghĩa lãng mạnromantic quality, spirit or action
Cite this entry
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romanticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticism
MLA
“romanticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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