romanticness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From romantic +‎ ness.

Noun[edit]

romanticness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being romantic. [from 18th c.]
    • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson;  […], →OCLC:
      Mrs Betty […] had the confidence to say, That having heard me often praise the romanticness of the place, she was astonished (her hands and eyes lifted up) that I should set myself against going to a house so much in my taste.

References[edit]

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
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