romanticism

Plural: romanticisms

Noun

• impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
• 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"
• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
• A romantic quality, spirit or action.

Synonyms

romance, Romantic Movement

Antonyms

classicism