Romanesque (en. Romantic)

/ʁo.ma.nɛsk/

Meaning & Definition

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adjective

Characterized by great passions and love stories.

The story is filled with romantic moments.

L'histoire est remplie de moments romanesques.

Full of romance and idealization.

His speech had a romantic tone.

Son discours était d'une tonalité romanesque.

Related to or characteristic of the novel, to fictional narration.

This book has a very romantic plot.

Ce livre a une intrigue très romanesque.

From Latin 'romaniscus', diminutive of 'roman' which means 'a novel'.

a romantic love

An ideal love, often impossible, like in novels.

un amour romanesque

a romantic story

A narrative filled with adventures and intense emotions.

une histoire romanesque

romantic style

A style of writing that emphasizes storytelling and dramatic characters.

style romanesque

novel

Literary work of fiction in prose.

roman

romanticism

Artistic and literary movement that prioritizes the expression of feelings.

romantisme

narration

Narrative of events, often fictional.

narration

Refers to a situation or relationship that is greatly embellished or idealized.

It's a real romantic story, nothing to do with reality.

C'est une vraie histoire romanesque, rien à voir avec la réalité.

Used to describe a person who is too lost in their dreams.

He is so romantic that he doesn’t see reality.

Il est tellement romanesque qu'il ne voit pas la réalité.