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antiromantic

antiromantic adjective: opposing or unconducive to romance.

Adjective

antiromantic (comparative more antiromantic, superlative most antiromantic)

  1. Opposing or unconducive to romance.
    • Antiromantic and often cynical, Fanny Fern was the originator of the now-famous phrase, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."1986, Joyce W. Warren, editor, Ruth Hall and other writings
  2. Opposing or rejecting the Romantic movement.
    • What moves directly in the images created by the antiromantic authors is their gaze, an expression of abandonment and loneliness.1995, Gunter Gebauer, Christoph Wulf, Mimesis: culture, art, society

Noun

antiromantic (plural antiromantics)

  1. One who opposes or rejects the Romantic movement.

Forms of antiromantic

Adjective
comparativemore antiromantic
superlativemost antiromantic
Noun
pluralantiromantics

Origin of antiromantic

From anti- + romantic.

Questions about antiromantic

What does antiromantic mean?
Antiromantic means opposing or unconducive to romance.
What part of speech is antiromantic?
Antiromantic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antiromantic in the dictionary

  1. antirodeo
  2. antiroll
  3. antirollover
  4. antiromance
  5. antiromances
  6. antiromantic
  7. antiromanticism
  8. antiromantics
  9. antiroom
  10. antirooms
  11. antirotating

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