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ROMANTICIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
Synonyms:
romantic; romanticist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("romanticist" is a kind of...):
artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
Antonym:
classicist (an artistic person who adheres to classicism)
Derivation:
Romanticism (a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
Synonyms:
romanticist; sentimentalist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("romanticist" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
romanticism (impractical romantic ideals and attitudes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
Example:
romantic poetry
Synonyms:
romantic; romanticist; romanticistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Romanticism (a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization)
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