ROMAN'TIC, adjective 1. Pertaining to romance, or resembling it; wild; fanciful; extravagant; as a romantic taste; romantic notions; romantic expectations; romantic zeal. 2. Improbably or chimerical; fictitious; as a romantic tale. 3. Fanciful; wild; full of wild or fantastic scenery; as a romantic prospect or landscape; a romantic situation.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI