romanticism

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about romanticism at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Impractical romantic ideals and attitudes.
2. 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

3. An exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure).