noun
- People who embrace romantic ideals, emotions, or aesthetics to an extreme or exaggerated degree.
Usage: Plural form; often used informally or in literary/cultural criticism; May refer to individuals, artists, or movements characterized by excessive sentimentality or idealization of love and beauty
Examples
- The hyperromantics of the 19th century rejected industrial society in favor of nature and emotion.
- Modern hyperromantics often express their ideals through poetry and art.
- Critics dismissed the film's hyperromantics as unrealistic and overly sentimental.
- The band attracted hyperromantics who connected deeply with their melancholic lyrics.
- Hyperromantics tend to view love as a transcendent, all-consuming force.