Romantic Definition–adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure. | | 2. | fanciful; impractical; unrealistic: romantic ideas. | | 3. | imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc. | | 4. | characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved. | | 5. | displaying or expressing love or strong affection. | | 6. | ardent; passionate; fervent. | | 7. | (
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usually initial capital letter ) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a style of literature and art that subordinates form to content, encourages freedom of treatment, emphasizes imagination, emotion, and introspection, and often celebrates nature, the ordinary person, and freedom of the spirit (contrasted with classical ). | | 8. | of or pertaining to a musical style characteristic chiefly of the 19th century and marked by the free expression of imagination and emotion, virtuosic display, experimentation with form, and the adventurous development of orchestral and pian
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Gift Definition–noun | 1. | something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present. | | 3. | something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift. | | 4. | a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time. | –verb (used with object) | 5. | to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with. | | 6. | to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds. | |
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