definition of
romanticism

[1] #1 romanticism n. impractical romantic ideals and attitudes. wn

[2] #2 romanticism n. [Romanticism, Romantic Movement] 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". wn

[3] #3 romanticism n. [romance] an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure). wn