antiromantic

adj, noun — 3 senses

antiromantic

adj

Etymology From anti- + romantic.

1

Opposing or unconducive to romance.

  • Antiromantic and often cynical, Fanny Fern was the originator of the now-famous phrase, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."1986, Joyce W. Warren, editor, Ruth Hall and other writings:
2

Opposing or rejecting the Romantic movement.

  • What moves directly in the images created by the antiromantic authors is their gaze, an expression of abandonment and loneliness.1995, Gunter Gebauer, Christoph Wulf, Mimesis: culture, art, society:

antiromantic

noun

Etymology From anti- + romantic.

1

One who opposes or rejects the Romantic movement.

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