adjective 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
adjective Fictitious, imaginary.
adjective Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.
adjective 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.
adjective Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.
adjective Alternative letter-case form of Romantic
adjective Experiencing romantic attraction.
noun A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).