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Narrator: Today's word is "Romantic" — adjective, pronounced /rəʊˈmæntɪk/, with the stress on "man".
Narrator: Romantic means relating to love, or idealised, impractical and imaginative.
Narrator: In plain English, a romantic dinner is a candlelit one for two, and a romantic notion is a dreamy, impractical idea.
Narrator: It comes from the French romantique, from the Old French roman, meaning a story told in the vernacular, from the Latin romanice.
Narrator: "A romantic evening" describes a date focused on love and affection.
Narrator: It differs from loving because romantic implies a special atmosphere, whereas loving is a general feeling.
Narrator: "A romantic view" is a sense meaning an idealised, impractical outlook.
Narrator: Relationships, literature, art, music and everyday speech all rely on the word romantic.
Narrator: So remember: romantic means loving or idealised, from the French for a story.
Speaker A: What does romantic mean?
Speaker B: Loving or idealised! ROMANTIC comes from the French romantique, from the Old French roman, a story, so it means relating to love or dreamy and impractical.
Speaker A: So a romantic dinner is for two?
Speaker B: Yes — candlelit and lovely!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "A romantic evening"; "a romantic view"; "a romantic novel" — love, ideas and books.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse romantic with Roman, because romantic means loving or idealised, while Roman means of ancient Rome.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Loving' the feeling cousin, 'dreamy' the idealised twin, 'sentimental' the nostalgic alternative. The word keeps its starry charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "romantic" in AI prompts — useful for dating apps and literature tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame dating?
Speaker B: Right. For a dating app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to planning a romantic evening, naming two elements.
Speaker A: How about a literature tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to explain:
Prompt: Draft a note on the Romantic movement in poetry, naming two poets.
Speaker A: Could it help with a gift bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame presents:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what makes a romantic gift, naming one example.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a travel chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short guide to romantic weekend breaks, naming two destinations.
Romantic — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary