romanticity

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noun

The state or condition when romantic feelings are felt or conveyed.

OriginEnglish romantic ← Old French romaunt ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē →
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Meanings

nounromanticity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition when romantic feelings are felt or conveyed.

    […] she, all unconscious of her power, endeavored to pass unheeded, and he with all the romanticity of love, bowed observance to her mandates.

    2012, Martha Read, Richard S. Pressman, Margaretta

Origin

  1. LatinRōma
  2. LatinRōmānus
  3. Latinrōmānicus
  4. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  5. Old Frenchromanz
  6. Old Frenchromaunt
  7. Englishromant
  8. Englishromantic
  9. Englishromanticity

From romantic + -ity.

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APA

romanticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticity

MLA

“romanticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romanticity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticity.

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