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antiromantic

adj

Etymology

From anti- + romantic.

  1. learned borrowing from romanticus — “(of a poem) having qualities of a romance”
  2. prefixed as antiromantic — “anti + romantic”

Definitions

  1. Opposing or unconducive to romance.

    • Antiromantic and often cynical, Fanny Fern was the originator of the now-famous phrase, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

  2. Opposing or rejecting the Romantic movement.

    • What moves directly in the images created by the antiromantic authors is their gaze, an expression of abandonment and loneliness.

  3. One who opposes or rejects the Romantic movement.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA