romanticism

/roʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/ /rəˈmæntɪsɪzəm/

Meanings

noun

A romantic quality, spirit or action.

Examples :

"Her unexpected gift, a handwritten love letter, was pure romanticism. "

Related Words

love noun

/lʊv/ /lʌv/

Strong affection.

"My love for my family is very strong. "

romantic adjective

/ɹə-/ /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

"My history teacher explained the romantic languages, like French and Spanish, in class today. "

handwritten verb

/ˈhændˌrɪtən/ /ˈhændˌrɪtn̩/

To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.

"My grandmother still handwrites letters to me instead of using email. "

gift noun

/ɡɪft/

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

"My grandmother gave me a gift of a beautiful scarf for my birthday. "

unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

spirit noun

/ˈspɪɹɪt/ /ˈspiɹɪt/

The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.

"The young artist's spirit was full of creative energy, driving her to pursue her passion in art school. "

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

pure noun

/ˈpjɔː/ /ˈpjɔɹ/ /pjʊə/ /pjʊɚ/

One who, or that which, is pure.

"The pure was a joy to behold, a simple, unadulterated act of kindness. "

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Level of excellence.

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

action noun

/ˈæk.ʃən/

Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.

"The student's action of studying diligently improved her grades. "

letter noun

/-ɾə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɛtə(ɹ)/ /-ɾɚ/

A symbol in an alphabet.

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."