Romantic vs. Nostalgic

Romanticadjective

Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.

Romanticadjective

(obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary.

Romanticadjective

Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).

Romanticadjective

Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.

Romanticadjective

Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.

Romanticadjective

alternative form of Romantic

Romanticnoun

A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).

Romanticnoun

A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).

Romanticadjective

Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.

Romanticadjective

Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.

Romanticadjective

Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets.

Romanticadjective

Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; - applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.

Romanticnoun

a soulful or amorous idealist

Romanticnoun

an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by romanticism

Romanticadjective

belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic movement in the arts;

Romanticadjective

expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance;

Romanticadjective

not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic;

Nostalgicadjective

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

Nostalgicadjective

Reminiscent of the speaker's childhood or younger years.

Nostalgicnoun

A person who displays nostalgia for something.

Nostalgicadjective

Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.

Nostalgicadjective

unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons