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Look up Romantic or romantic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Romantic is an adjective which primarily relates to romance. It may also refer to: The
Romantic
Artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end
Romanticism
Film genre
Romantic comedy (commonly shortened to romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered
Romantic_comedy
Love focused on feelings
Romance and romantic love encompass a number of ideas about love, which are interrelated for historical and cultural reasons: passionate feelings of attraction—a
Romance
2026 concert tour by Bruno Mars
The Romantic Tour is the ongoing headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, in support of his fourth studio album, The Romantic (2026)
The_Romantic_Tour
2026 album by Bruno Mars
The Romantic is the fourth solo studio album and fifth overall by the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, released by Atlantic Records on February 27
The_Romantic_(album)
1990 studio album by the Human League
Romantic? is the sixth studio album by the English synth-pop band the Human League. It was issued by Virgin Records in 1990 and was the band's first album
Romantic?
Music of the Romantic period
Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly referred to as the Romantic
Romantic_music
Film genre
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the
Romance_film
2022 single by D4vd
"Romantic Homicide" is a bedroom pop song by American singer-songwriter D4vd. It was released on July 20, 2022, through DistroKid and later included as
Romantic_Homicide
Non-sexual love
always mutually exclusive with romance or passion, however. For example, a romantic friendship involves passionate feelings without sexual desire. Plato's
Platonic_love
American rock band
The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit, Michigan. The band's music is often categorized as power pop and new wave. They were
The_Romantics
South Korean television series
Dr. Romantic (Korean: 낭만닥터 김사부) is a South Korean television series starring Han Suk-kyu in the title role, alongside Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin in
Dr._Romantic
1970s popular culture movement originating in the UK
New Romantic was an underground subculture movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The movement emerged from the nightclub scene
New_Romantic
Artistic, literary, musical and intellectual genre and movement
Romantic poetry is the poetry of the Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end
Romantic_poetry
Lack of romantic attraction to others
Aromanticism is a romantic orientation characterized by experiencing no romantic attraction. The term "aromantic", colloquially shortened to "aro", refers
Aromanticism
Art movement
past, often through the lens of national identity and historical events. Romantic art spread across Europe, gradually influencing various forms of artistic
Romantic_art
Irish born thoroughbred racehorse
Romantic Warrior (Chinese: 浪漫勇士, foaled: March 18, 2018) is a multiple Group 1 winning champion thoroughbred racehorse that was born in Ireland and trained
Romantic_Warrior_(horse)
Literary archetype referring to a character who rejects established norms
The Romantic hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has
Romantic_hero
Evolution and neuroscience of romantic love
The biology of romantic love has been explored by such biological sciences as evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and neuroscience
Biology_of_romantic_love
American punk rock band
Haynes. They have released four studio albums: Mannequin Pussy (2014), Romantic (2016), Patience (2019) and I Got Heaven (2024), and one EP, Perfect (2021)
Mannequin_Pussy
2021 film by Anil Paduri
Romantic is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic film directed by Anil Paduri. It is written by Puri Jagannadh who co-produced the film with Charmme
Romantic_(film)
Theme route in Germany
The Romantic Road (German: Romantische Straße, pronounced [ʁoˈmantɪʃə ˈʃtʁaːsə]) is a "theme route" devised by promotion-minded travel agents in the 1950s
Romantic_Road
The Romantic era of Western Classical music spanned the 19th century to the early 20th century, encompassing a variety of musical styles and techniques
List_of_Romantic_composers
2025 song by Taylor Swift
"Actually Romantic" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl (2025). Swift wrote
Actually_Romantic
Subgenre of fantasy fiction
Romantic fantasy, in recent years known by the portmanteau "romantasy", is a subgenre of the broader genres of fantasy fiction and romance fiction that
Romantic_fantasy
Art combining romanticism and realism
Romantic realism is art that combines elements of both romanticism and realism. The terms "romanticism" and "realism" have been used in varied ways, and
Romantic_realism
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up romantic comedy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Romantic comedy is a genre that blends romance and comedy. Romantic Comedy may also refer
Romantic_Comedy
Literature of the Romantic Period
of the artist or narrator, and respect for nature. Furthermore, several romantic authors, such as Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Maturin and Nathaniel Hawthorne
Romantic_literature
Secret or unapproved attachment outside a relationship
usually refers to a brief or casual romantic/sexual involvement, whereas an affair is more often ongoing. A romantic affair, also called an affair of the
Affair
Love madness or intense infatuation
reciprocated or not. Research on the biology of romantic love indicates that the early stage of intense romantic love (also called passionate love) resembles
Limerence
This article lists the most notable Romantic poets. The six best-known English male authors are,[citation needed] in order of birth and with an example
List_of_Romantic_poets
Very close; non-sexual relationship between friends
A romantic friendship (also passionate friendship or affectionate friendship) is a very close but typically non-sexual relationship between friends, often
Romantic_friendship
Classification of a person's romantic attraction towards others
Romantic orientation, also called affectional orientation, is the classification of the sex or gender which a person experiences romantic attraction towards
Romantic_orientation
Type of nationalism
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political
Romantic_nationalism
Literary genre
A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction work focused on the relationship and romantic love between two people, often concluding with an emotionally
Romance_novel
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hopeless romantic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hopeless Romantic may refer to: Hopeless Romantic (The Bouncing Souls album), a 1999 album
Hopeless_Romantic
Japanese manga series
Romantic Killer (Japanese: ロマンティック・キラー, Hepburn: Romantikku Kirā) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Momose. It was serialized
Romantic_Killer
2004 single by Death from Above 1979
"Romantic Rights" is the first single from Death from Above 1979's debut album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine. Released in 2004, it reached number 57 on
Romantic_Rights
2024 South Korean television series
Beauty and Mr. Romantic (Korean: 미녀와 순정남) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Im Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo. It aired on KBS2 from March 23
Beauty_and_Mr._Romantic
Intellectual movement in German-speaking countries
and Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis) (1772–1801). The early German Romantics strove to create a new synthesis of art, philosophy, and science, by viewing
German_Romanticism
Canadian-American actor and entrepreneur (born 1976)
later starred in a range of films, including the commercially successful romantic comedies National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Waiting... (2005), and The
Ryan_Reynolds
2021 Hong Kong television series
AI Romantic (Chinese: 智能愛人; lit. 'My Smart Lover') is a Hong Kong television series created and produced by television network TVB. The series made its
AI_Romantic
American singer-songwriter (born 2005)
montages. He first achieved commercial success with his 2022 singles "Romantic Homicide" and "Here with Me", both of which earned multiple platinum certifications
D4vd
2008 South Korean film
Romantic Island (Korean: 로맨틱 아일랜드) is a 2008 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kang Chul-woo, starring Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Soo-kyung, Lee Min-ki
Romantic_Island
Romantic Noy is a Bengali drama film based on male prostitution. Saheb Bhattacharya plays the role of a prostitute who sells his body to women. The film
Romantic_Noy
The Romantic Spirit is a 1982 British documentary television series in 14 episodes about the Romantic movement in Western culture. The series is an Anglo-French-German
The_Romantic_Spirit
Indian actress (born 1983)
Nandi Award. After debuting with a minor supporting role in the Tamil romantic drama Jodi (1999), Trisha had her first lead role in the film Mounam Pesiyadhe
Trisha_Krishnan
Canadian actor (born 1995)
as an actor for his performances in the second and third seasons of Dr. Romantic (2020–2023), dramas Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) and Business Proposal
Ahn_Hyo-seop
Genre that involves romance and thriller
A romantic thriller is a narrative that combines elements of both the romance and thriller genres. The goal of romantic thrillers is to entertain audiences
Romantic_thriller
American singer and actress (born 1969)
number-one single "If You Had My Love". With her second album J.Lo and the romantic comedy The Wedding Planner (both 2001), she became the first woman to simultaneously
Jennifer_Lopez
1976 studio album by Return to Forever
Romantic Warrior is a studio album by the American jazz fusion band Return to Forever, their first recorded for Columbia Records, after releasing their
Romantic_Warrior
Romantic and sexual orientation
shortened to aroace or aro-ace, is a romantic and sexual orientation characterized by experiencing little to no romantic and sexual attraction. The name comes
Aromantic_asexual
Romance kept private from others
Romantic secrecy, also referred to in the scientific literature as a secret relationship or secret romance, is a type of romantic relationship in which
Romantic_secrecy
Era in English-language literature
the English-speaking world later; in the United States, about 1820. The Romantic period was one of social change in England because of the depopulation
Romantic literature in English
Romantic_literature_in_English
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
Romantic chess is a style of chess popular in the 18th century until its decline in the 1880s. This style of chess emphasizes quick, tactical maneuvers
Romantic_chess
Two basic ways to experience romantic feelings
individual that takes some time to develop, often in the context of a romantic relationship". Evolutionary theories suggest these two types of love exist
Passionate and companionate love
Passionate_and_companionate_love
2019 British film
Romantic Comedy is a 2019 British documentary film about romantic comedies, directed, edited and narrated by Elizabeth Sankey, whose band Summer Camp
Romantic_Comedy_(2019_film)
American actress and singer (born 1979)
for Best Supporting Actress. Throughout the 2000s, Hudson starred in the romantic comedies How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006)
Kate_Hudson
Aspect of the history of vegetarianism
Vegetarianism in the Romantic era refers to the rise of vegetarianism associated with the Romanticism movement in Western Europe from the eighteenth to
Vegetarianism in the Romantic era
Vegetarianism_in_the_Romantic_era
Topics referred to by the same term
Isn't It Romantic may refer to: "Isn't It Romantic?", a 1932 song by Rodgers and Hart Isn't It Romantic? (1948 film), a musical starring Veronica Lake
Isn't_It_Romantic
1963 studio album by Johnny Mathis
Romantically is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on November 18, 1963, by Columbia Records and was also the final original
Romantically
Canadian actress (born 1978)
George in the comedy Mean Girls and with the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological
Rachel_McAdams
American genre magazine
Romantic Times was an American genre magazine specializing in romance novels. It was founded as a newsletter in 1981 by Kathryn Falk. The initial publication
Romantic_Times
2000 studio album by the New Pornographers
Mass Romantic is the debut studio album by Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers, released on November 21, 2000 on Mint Records. Produced
Mass_Romantic
Male Romantic Friendship, in the nineteenth century, can be understood as intimate relations between young men that were similar to romances. These relations
Male_romantic_friendship
British literary award
The Romantic Novel of the Year Award is an award for romance novels since 1960, presented by the Romantic Novelists' Association, and since 2003, for
Romantic Novelists' Association Awards
Romantic_Novelists'_Association_Awards
2022 novel by William Boyd
The Romantic is the seventeenth novel by British author William Boyd, published in 2022, by Viking Penguin. The book is another of Boyd's 'whole-life'
The_Romantic_(Boyd_novel)
Holiday observed on February 14
Feast of Saint Valentine on February 14. The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th and 15th centuries, when notions of courtly love flourished
Valentine's_Day
Possessiveness and inability to accept disinterest or rejection
rejection. Obsessive love can also be distinguished from other forms of romantic love by its one-sidedness and repulsed approaches. Rejection is the "ultimate
Obsessive_love
1983 film by Arthur Hiller
Romantic Comedy is a 1983 American romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen. The screenplay by Bernard
Romantic_Comedy_(1983_film)
The sonnet was a popular form of poetry during the Romantic period: William Wordsworth wrote 523, John Keats 67, Samuel Taylor Coleridge 48, and Percy
English_Romantic_sonnets
Touch with the lips, usually to express love, affection or greeting
kissing was documented as early as 2500 BCE. Kissing was present in both romantic and familial contexts in ancient Mesopotamia, but it was subject to social
Kiss
Type of dance
The Romantic ballet is defined primarily by an era in ballet in which the ideas of Romanticism in art and literature influenced the creation of ballets
Romantic_ballet
2023 South Korean television series
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (Korean: 꽃선비 열애사) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Shin Ye-eun, Ryeoun, Jung Gun-joo, and Kang Hoon. It
The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
The_Secret_Romantic_Guesthouse
Indian actress (born 1982)
and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and had her breakout role in the 2004 romantic thriller Aitraaz. Chopra established herself with starring roles in the
Priyanka_Chopra
Japanese light novel series franchise
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected (Japanese: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。, Hepburn: Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabukome wa Machigatteiru), abbreviated
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected
My_Youth_Romantic_Comedy_Is_Wrong,_as_I_Expected
1983 studio album by Mari Hamada
Romantic Night ~ Honoo no Chikai (ROMANTIC NIGHT〜炎の誓い, Romantikku Naito ~ Honō no Chikai; lit Romantic Night ~ Oath of Fire) is the second studio album
Romantic_Night
Topics referred to by the same term
The Romantic Swordsman may refer to: Sentimental Swordsman, Ruthless Sword, a novel from the Xiaoli Feidao Series by Gu Long. Its Chinese title is Duoqing
The_Romantic_Swordsman
2025 Japanese television series
Romantics Anonymous (Japanese: 匿名の恋人たち) is a 2025 Japanese romantic comedy television series based on the 2010 French-Belgian film of the same name by
Romantics Anonymous (TV series)
Romantics_Anonymous_(TV_series)
Turkish actor, model and lawyer (born 1989)
Turkish actor. He received a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy in 2018 for his role in Erkenci Kuş as well as Murex d'Or in 2019
Can_Yaman
1920 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
the character on an idealized version of himself and his disappointing romantic relationships. The name "Amory" derives from Fitzgerald's football hero
This_Side_of_Paradise
This is a list of romantic comedy films, ordered by year of release. List of romantic comedy television series List of romance films Walker, Brent E.
List_of_romantic_comedy_films
Main page of the English Wikipedia
lyrics, by Carey, are about one's continued affection despite the end of a romantic relationship. She composed the music and produced the song with Walter
Main_Page
American actress (born 1970)
the musical fantasy film Labyrinth (1986), the romantic thriller The Hot Spot (1990), the romantic comedy Career Opportunities (1991), and the period
Jennifer_Connelly
List of romantics Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (novelist) José de Alencar (novelist) Castro Alves (poet) Gonçalves Dias (poet) Fagundes Varela (poet) Casimiro
List_of_romantics
American actress (born 1967)
She became known for portraying charming and relatable characters in romantic comedies and blockbusters, before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and
Julia_Roberts
American actress (1946–2025)
of the original Broadway production of the musical Hair (1968) and the romantic interest in Woody Allen's comic play, Play It Again, Sam (1969), the latter
Diane_Keaton
Lingerie store brand
Romantic Depot is a brand of lingerie stores that sells sexual health and wellness products. It was founded in 2000 by Glen Buzzetti. The first Romantic
Romantic_Depot
American actress (born 1982)
box office, totaling less than $4 million in ticket sales. The fantasy romantic comedy Ella Enchanted (2004), in which Hathaway played the titular character
Anne_Hathaway
English actor (born 1960)
He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a character actor. He has
Hugh_Grant
Canadian novelist
Elle Kennedy is a Canadian author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. She is a Romance Writers of America RITA Award winner. From a young age
Elle_Kennedy
Literary and rhetorical device or general attitude towards life
include at least all four of verbal irony, dramatic irony, cosmic irony, and Romantic irony as major types. The latter three types are sometimes contrasted with
Irony
Form of racism where the oppressor projects their fantasies onto the oppressed
Romantic racism is a form of racism in which members of a dominant group project their fantasies onto members of oppressed groups. People such as Norman
Romantic_racism
1995 Thai film
Romantic Blue (Thai: โลกทั้งใบให้นายคนเดียว, Lok Thang Bai Hai Nai Khon Diao) is a 1995 Thai romantic drama crime thriller film. The film stars the king
Romantic_Blue
1984 single by Spoons
"Romantic Traffic" is a 1984 single by the Canadian new wave band Spoons. It is from the soundtrack album Listen to the City from the movie of the same
Romantic_Traffic
2011 South Korean film
Romantic Heaven (Korean: 로맨틱 헤븐) is a 2011 South Korean melodrama about fate, love, loss, and redemption. Though the premise is sentimental, dealing with
Romantic_Heaven
Strong, positive emotional/mental states
emotionally intimate form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust. As an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is sometimes
Love
1985 American TV series or program
The Last Romantic is a 1985 documentary filmed within the home of concert pianist Vladimir Horowitz. The film contains mainly performances of classical
The_Last_Romantic
Indian actress (born 1987)
propel her career forward. Kapoor had her breakthrough with Mohit Suri's romantic musical Aashiqui 2 (2013), which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare
Shraddha_Kapoor
ROMANTIC
ROMANTIC
Girl/Female
Arabic
Romantic; Fascinating
Girl/Female
Arabic, German, Punjabi, Turkish
Romantic; Joyful
Boy/Male
German Russian
Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
Boy/Male
Arabic, British, Indian, Indonesian, Islamic, Muslim, Pakistani
Romantic
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Always Happy; Romantic; Handsome; Cool; Winner of All Heart; Load Muruga
Boy/Male
German
Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Romantic, Loving
Boy/Male
German Italian
Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Muslim
Sweet Heart; Beloved; Romantic
Boy/Male
German American French Polish
Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Romantic
Boy/Male
German
Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
King; Morality; Superior; Romantic Morality
Boy/Male
German American Italian
Army man; soldier. Famous Bearer: romantic actor Armand Assante.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Romantic
Girl/Female
Indian
Romantic
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flower’, ‘blossom’ (Old French flur, from Latin flos, genitive floris). This was a conventional term of endearment in medieval romantic poetry, and as early as the 13th century it is also regularly found as a female personal name.English : metonymic occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, or perhaps a nickname for a pasty-faced person, from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flour’. This is in origin the same word as in 1, with the transferred sense ‘flower, pick of the meal’. Although the two words are now felt to be accidental homophones, they were not distinguished in spelling before the 18th century.English : occupational name for an arrowsmith, from an agent derivative of Middle English flŠ‘arrow’ (Old English flÄ).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.Translation of French Lafleur.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Romantic
Girl/Female
Indian
Romantic, Loving
Boy/Male
Hindu
Romantic
ROMANTIC
ROMANTIC
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sikh
Auspicious Moment; With Good Nature; Blessing
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Rough.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Star
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
The Heart of God
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : variant of Love 1–3.Dutch : from Luffo, a pet form a personal name such as Ludolph.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, Latin
Greatest
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Light of the Era
Boy/Male
Italian Spanish
Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Servant of God
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Philippus, FELIPE means "lover of horses."
ROMANTIC
ROMANTIC
ROMANTIC
ROMANTIC
ROMANTIC
a.
Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.
n.
One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic, amatory strain.
n.
The state or quality of being romantic; widness; fancifulness.
n.
A romantic story in verse; as, the "Romaunt of the Rose."
a.
Romantic.
a.
Romantic.
n.
One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one given to romantic expectations.
adv.
Romantically.
n.
One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.
a.
Falsely romantic.
n.
The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or romantic adventure or scheme.
a.
Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.
n.
A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi/val forms and methods in opposition to the so-called classical style.
a.
Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets.
a.
Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.
n.
A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.
n.
That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.
a.
Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
adv.
In a romantic manner.
n.
Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".