unromantic

adjective

un·​ro·​man·​tic ˌən-rō-ˈman-tik How to pronounce unromantic (audio)
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: not suitable for, conducive to, or given to romance or courtship : not romantic
unromantic people
an unromantic gesture
She describes the extremely unromantic way she met her husband …Sara Eckel
unromantically adverb

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The system is simple, if unromantic: One partner proposes through the app, and the other is sent a notification. Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024 But engagement is often seen as a highly emotional and symbolic act and asking the recipient to sign a legal document in connection with receiving the ring may feel transactional or unromantic. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 There are some unromantic reasons why fall can smell so intoxicating. Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024 Camille Peri’s engrossing A Wilder Shore: The Romantic Odyssey of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson recounts in some detail the very unromantic odyssey that led Fanny to her meeting with Louis. Phyllis Rose, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unromantic 

Word History

First Known Use

1731, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unromantic was in 1731

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“Unromantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unromantic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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