unromantic

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌn.roʊˈmæn.tɪk/ UK /ˌʌn.rəʊˈmæn.tɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #44041

Meanings

1

adj
not expressing romantic love or affection; lacking romantic feeling or behavior

Jack calls Algernon unromantic for treating a marriage proposal as a matter of business.
2

adj
not exciting, idealized, or imaginative; ordinary and practical rather than appealing

The unromantic reality of touring was a schedule of delayed trains and cheap hotels.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not expressing romantic... unsentimentalunaffectionateunloving

2 adj · not exciting, idealized, or... prosaic mundane practical unimaginative

Opposites

romantic sentimental affectionateidealized

Word family

Derived forms unromantically

Related forms romance romantic sentiment

Etymology

Formed from un- + romantic. Romantic entered English through French romantique, from romance, and developed from describing medieval-style stories to evoking imagination, idealized feeling, and passionate love. Unromantic negates both the love-related and idealized senses.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# unromantic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌn.roʊˈmæn.tɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌn.rəʊˈmæn.tɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 44041

## Meanings
1. not expressing romantic love or affection; lacking romantic feeling or behavior
2. not exciting, idealized, or imaginative; ordinary and practical rather than appealing

## Examples
- Jack calls Algernon unromantic for treating a marriage proposal as a matter of business.
- The unromantic reality of touring was a schedule of delayed trains and cheap hotels.

## Synonyms
- unsentimental
- prosaic
- mundane
- practical

## Antonyms
- romantic
- sentimental
- affectionate
- idealized

## Derived Forms
- unromantically

## Related Forms
- romance
- romantic
- sentiment

## Etymology
Formed from un- + romantic. Romantic entered English through French romantique, from romance, and developed from describing medieval-style stories to evoking imagination, idealized feeling, and passionate love. Unromantic negates both the love-related and idealized senses.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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