Synonyms: romanticism
Definition: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
Similar words: idealism
Definition: impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are
Synonyms: romance, romanticism
Definition: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
Similar words: quality
Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare
Synonyms: Romantic Movement, Romanticism
Definition: a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
Usage: Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality
Similar words: idiom, artistic style
Definition: the style of a particular artist or school or movement
Usage: an imaginative orchestral idiom
Similar words: arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts
Definition: studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
Usage: the college of arts and sciences