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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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