Dictionary

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

Of or pertaining to Romance.

Of or pertaining to Romanticism.

A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).

A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).

Example: Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.

Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.

Fictitious, imaginary.

Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).

Example: Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.

Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.