Romanticist (Adjective)
Meaning
Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- Romanticist writers often emphasized emotion and imagination in their works, rejecting the rationalism of the Enlightenment era.
- Her poems were considered romanticist due to their focus on nature and the emotions it evoked.
- The composer's use of expressive melody and harmony was a hallmark of romanticist music.
- The museum exhibit on romanticist art featured works by Delacroix and Turner.
- The professor's course on 19th-century literature explored the themes and motifs of romanticist fiction.