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panromantic

Syllables: pan·ro·mant·icUK/ˌpænɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk//ˌpænɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

panromantic adjective: transcending various forms of Romanticism (“an intellectual (especially artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past, preferring the medieval to the classical”).

panromantic: transcending various forms of Romanticism (“an intellectual (especially artistic, literary,...
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Adjective

panromantic (comparative more panromantic, superlative most panromantic)

  1. Transcending various forms of Romanticism (“an intellectual (especially artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past, preferring the medieval to the classical”).
    • These romantics were the first explorers of the unconscious, the instinctive, the automatic. They were on a quest for the world of the dream and the magical. Other poets and philosophers, like Novalis, [Johannes] Baader and [Clemens] Brentano, emphasized the transcendental and mystic element, and...1940 September, Eugene Jolas, “Poets and Poetry: Beyond Surrealism”, in Leon Bryce Bloch, editor, The Living Age, volume 359, number 4488, East Stroudsburg, Pa.: The Living Age Company […], →OCLC...
    • […] Hans Vaihinger, […] laid some of the foundations for the new panromantic anthropology. According to Vaihinger, man, in his spiritual aspects, is primarily the "animal creating useful fictions of life."1958, Max Scheler, “Man and History”, in Oscar A. Haac, transl., Philosophical Perspectives […], Beacon Hill, Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, →OCLC, page 88
  2. (neologism) Romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex.
    • As Jessica, a twenty-one year old white woman who self-identifies as a bi- or panromantic asexual describes, Outside of AVEN [Asexuality Visibility and Education Network] or conversations specifically about sexuality, I don't really consciously think of myself as asexual.2008 October, Kristin S. Scherrer, “Coming to an Asexual Identity: Negotiating Identity, Negotiating Desire”, in Sexualities, volume 11, number 5, London: SAGE Publications, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC...
    • Part of what is so fascinating about the asexuality movement is the broad spectrum of sexuality that it reveals. Neth, a 24-year-old from the West Country, describes herself as a "panromantic asexual".2012 February 25, Rosie Swash, “Among the asexuals”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025
    Synonyms:
    omniromantic, pan

Noun

panromantic (plural panromantics)

  1. (neologism) A person who is romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex.
    • Within this group of romantic asexuals, orientation varies: heteroromantics only feel romantic attraction to the opposite sex, homoromantics to the same sex, biromantics to both sexes and panromantics without reference to sex or gender.2011 August, Mark Carrigan, “There’s More to Life than Sex? Difference and Commonality within the Asexual Community”, in Sexualities, volume 14, number 4, London: SAGE Publications, →DOI, →ISSN...
    • My only objection to the pansexual word is its emphasis on the sexual—which is also my objection to the term bisexual. Indeed, there may be more panromantics and biromantics than pansexuals and bisexuals.2018 June 14, Ritch C. Savin-Williams, “Are Pansexuals Bisexual, Queer, Trans, Asexual, or Unique?”, in Psychology Today, New York, N.Y.: Sussex Publishers, →ISSN, →OCLC

Examples of panromantic in a sentence

  • For [Max] Scheler, the 'Allmensch' […] is an attempt to reconcile the panromantic conception of the collective soul with a more conventional understanding of the rational 'Geist'.1996, Christopher J. Thornhill, “Origin and Interior”, in Walter Benjamin and Karl Kraus: Problems of a ‘Wahlverwandtschaft’ (Stuttgarter...
  • "I feel like it's really important to say that anyone can be queer," said Sonja Lund, a sophomore theatre major and panromantic lesbian on panel at the event.2012 October 22, -Katie Gossen, “Residence Life Defies LGBT Stereotypes”, in The Panther, Orange, Calif.: Chapman University, →OCLC...
  • First, I should probably tell you that I'm a fourteen-year-old female who is not sexually oriented as of yet, but happens to be panromantic.2012 November 14, Barbara Greenberg, quoting A Confused Teen [pseudonym], “Should I Talk to My Parents about Sex?”, in Psychology Today...

Synonyms of panromantic

  • omniromantic
  • pan

Forms of panromantic

Adjective
comparativemore panromantic
superlativemost panromantic
Noun
pluralpanromantics

Origin of panromantic

From pan- (prefix meaning ‘all’) + romantic (“(adjective) of or relating to Romanticism; conducive to romance, affectionate, loving; (noun) person behaving romantically”). Adjective sense 2 (“romantically attracted to people regardless of gender identity or sex”) was independently coined in the early 21st century.

Words formed from panromantic

Words that rhyme with panromantic

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Questions about panromantic

What does panromantic mean?
Panromantic means transcending various forms of Romanticism (“an intellectual (especially artistic, literary, musical, and philosophical) movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, characterized by an emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of nature and the past, preferring the medieval to the classical”).
How do you use panromantic in a sentence?
For [Max] Scheler, the 'Allmensch' […] is an attempt to reconcile the panromantic conception of the collective soul with a more conventional understanding of the rational 'Geist'.
What part of speech is panromantic?
Panromantic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce panromantic?
Panromantic is pronounced /ˌpænɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/ (UK).

Words near panromantic in the dictionary

  1. panresistant
  2. panretinal
  3. panretinally
  4. panretinophotocoagulation
  5. panrhythmic
  6. panromantic
  7. panromanticism
  8. panromantics
  9. pans
  10. pans and scans
  11. pans out

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