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  • adjective Not romantic.

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non- +‎ romantic

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Examples

  • To distract potential customers from the nonromantic side of combining a gift of jewelry with the freeway shutdown, Mr. Guerboian says he will encourage clients to Think of it not like 'Oh, the highway is closed, and I got this necklace.'

    For Los Angeles, 53 Hours Without the Freeway Spells 'Carmageddon' Tamara Audi 2011

  • Sanford also told the AP of two nonromantic encounters, including their first meeting in 2001 in Uruguay and getting coffee in New York during the 2004 Republican National Convention.

    S.C. Attorney General to review Sanford's travel records 2009

  • To explain this further, two groups of people were asked to look at pictures of both romantic loved ones and nonromantic friends.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • To explain this further, two groups of people were asked to look at pictures of both romantic loved ones and nonromantic friends.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • Or triangles that involve nonromantic relationships?

    The Hanging Tree Bryan Gruley 2010

  • The practical, colonial idea of marriage—a nonromantic agreement between two people whose obligations were to have children, keep house, and perhaps clear the land—had more or less been cast aside.

    Louisa May Alcott Susan Cheever 2010

  • To explain this further, two groups of people were asked to look at pictures of both romantic loved ones and nonromantic friends.

    God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010

  • "I think the truth of the matter is that the two of them, in a nonromantic way, are a good couple," Lee said.

    Rex Lee on the Return of Entourage and the Ari/Lloyd Relationship 2008

  • Even the habits that young people form with nonromantic companions can change the way they relate to their future spouses.

    The Young and the Restless: Why Infidelity Is Rising Among 20-Somethings 2008

  • A suspenseful and psychologically complex Booker Prize-winner www.themanbookerprize.com about a 39-year-old English bride-to-be who walks away from her wedding at the last minute and, as Anne Tyler wrote, finds “a nonromantic, wryly realistic appreciation of her single state.”

    2007 August 24 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2007

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