romanticness

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noun

The state or quality of being romantic.

Similar
romanceromanticality
OriginEnglish romantic ← Old French romaunt ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē →
First used 18th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounromanticness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being romantic.First known use 18th c.

    Mrs Betty […] had the confidence to say, That having heard me often praise the romanticness of the place, she was astonished (her hands and eyes lifted up) that I should set myself against going to a house so much in my taste.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

    Synonyms: romance, romanticality

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being romantic.

Similar
romanceromanticality
Also see
romanticality

Origin

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

From romantic + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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