Meaning
romance, Romanticism
- Romantic quality, attitude, or sentimentality
- The literary and artistic movement of the late 18th and 19th centuries (capitalised: Romanticismo)
In a sentence
A volte un po' di romanticismo rende la vita più dolce.
Sometimes a bit of romance makes life sweeter.
Non tutti apprezzano il suo romanticismo esagerato.
Not everyone appreciates his exaggerated romanticism.
A scuola abbiamo studiato i principali autori del Romanticismo italiano.
At school we studied the main authors of Italian Romanticism.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| romanticismo | masculine · singular |
| romanticismi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Capitalised ('il Romanticismo') when referring to the historical arts movement.
- Uncountable when referring to the quality of being romantic.