Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
romanticist
noun
/rəʊˈmæntɪsɪst/
Definition
A person who advocates or practices romanticism, an artistic and intellectual movement emphasizing emotion and individualism.
Examples
- Many romanticists captured the beauty of nature in their paintings.
- The romanticist movement influenced poets and writers of the 19th century.
- As a romanticist, she believed in the power of personal experience and emotion.
Meaning
A romanticist values imagination, emotion, and nature over reason and classicism, often expressing deep feelings through art and literature.
Synonyms
- idealistic
- dreamer
- sentimentalist
- poet
