Ro-mān'tic, a.
a. [Fr. romantique, from O. Fr. romant, Sp. & It. romantico. See ROMANCE.]
Sense 1. Pertaining to, involving, or resembling romance; exciting the fancy by variety and contrast; pertaining or appropriate to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the middle ages, as opposed to the classical antique; hence, fictitious; extravagant; fanciful; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic style; a romantic expectation or undertaking.
Zeal for the good of one's country, a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic. Addison.
Sense 2. Characterized by novelty, strangeness, or variety; fantastic; wild; — applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape. Thomson.
Synonyms— Sentimental; fanciful; fictitious; extravagant; wild; chimerical. See SENTIMENTAL.