romanticism meaning and definition

ROMANTICISM noun

Definition of romanticism (noun)

1. impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
2. a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
   • "Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality"
   • synonyms: Romantic Movement
   • antonym: classicalism
3. an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
   • synonyms: romance