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romanticism | romanesque |

As a proper noun romanticism

is 18th century artistic and intellectual movement which stressed emotion, freedom and individual imagination.

As an adjective romanesque is

somewhat resembling the roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later roman empire, but especially to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.

romanticism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A romantic quality, spirit or action
  • romanesque

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.