- romanticism
- belief in sentimental feeling in artistic expression
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romanticism — 1803, a romantic idea, from ROMANTIC (Cf. romantic) + ISM (Cf. ism). Generalized sense of a tendency toward romantic ideas is first recorded 1840 … Etymology dictionary
romanticism — ► NOUN ▪ a literary and artistic movement which began in the late 18th century and emphasized inspiration and subjectivity. DERIVATIVES romanticist noun … English terms dictionary
romanticism — [rō man′tə siz΄əm] n. 1. romantic spirit, outlook, tendency, etc. 2. [usually R ] ROMANTIC MOVEMENT 3. the spirit, attitudes, style, etc. of, or adherence to, the Romantic Movement or a similar movement: contrasted with CLASSICISM, REALISM, etc … English World dictionary
romanticism — /roh man teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. romantic spirit or tendency. 2. (usually cap.) the Romantic style or movement in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with classicism). [1795 1805; ROMANTIC + ISM] * * * Literary, artistic … Universalium
Romanticism — The romantic strain in German theater and drama was a multifaceted thing, with manifestations in drama, performance, and theory. It was initially apparent in the plays of the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) movement, which involved a… … Historical dictionary of German Theatre
romanticism — [[t]roʊmæ̱ntɪsɪzəm[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Romanticism is attitudes, ideals and feelings which are romantic rather than realistic. Her determined romanticism was worrying me... His poetry tended towards a dreamy romanticism. Ant: realism 2) N UNCOUNT… … English dictionary
Romanticism — The movement that swept European and thence American culture between about 1775 and 1830, although heralded by preceding elements in the 18th century (antiquarianism, novels of sensibility, the taste for the sublime and the picturesque, and above … Philosophy dictionary
