Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romanticism

/ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: ro-man-ti-cism
IPA: /ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A romantic quality, spirit or action.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An intellectual (especially artistic, literary, and musical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past, preferring the medieval to the classical.

Example Sentences

"On at least ONE day of the week the Jew could conjure up a Messianic era where he breathed freely and happily. This romanticism is voiced in the Sabbath-songs of the Jews throughout the Diaspora."
"Sure, maybe. We know — have long known — that romanticism and fatalism are dialectical lovers."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English romanticism From romantic + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

romanticisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antiromanticism aromanticism biromanticism heteroromanticism homoromanticism hyperromanticism neoromanticism panromanticism technoromanticism

Phrases

hyper-romanticism neo-romanticism

Frequently Paired Words

Romantic romanticist

Synonyms

romance romantic movement

Antonyms

classical

Questions

How do you pronounce romanticism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəʊˈmæntɪsɪzəm/.
What does romanticism mean?: A romantic quality, spirit or action.
Where does romanticism come from?: Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English romanticism From romantic + -ism.

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