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Man, I'm 6 foot 8. I'm gonna be typecast. It's not like I'm gonna be the romantic lead, although that wouldn't be bad.
Tyler Mane

Meaning of "romantic lead" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROMANTIC LEAD

romantic lead  [rəʊˈmæntɪk liːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROMANTIC LEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Romantic lead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROMANTIC LEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of romantic lead in the English dictionary

The definition of romantic lead in the dictionary is a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROMANTIC LEAD


bleed
bliːd
cheerlead
ˈtʃɪərˌliːd
colead
ˌkəʊˈliːd
counterplead
ˌkaʊntəˈpliːd
fairlead
ˈfɛəˌliːd
glede
ɡliːd
gleed
ɡliːd
implead
ɪmˈpliːd
interplead
ˌɪntəˈpliːd
invalid
ˈɪnvəˌliːd
lead
liːd
lied
liːd
mislead
mɪsˈliːd
misplead
mɪsˈpliːd
nosebleed
ˈnəʊzˌbliːd
plead
pliːd
replead
riːˈpliːd
uplead
ʌpˈliːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROMANTIC LEAD

romans-fleuves
Romansch
Romansh
romantic
romantic comedy
romantic fiction
romantic involvement
romantic love
Romantic Movement
romantical
romanticality
romantically
romanticisation
romanticism
romanticist
romanticization
romanticize
romanticized

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROMANTIC LEAD

balm of Gilead
black lead
blacklead
delead
extension lead
Gilead
isolead
jumper lead
outlead
red lead
sounding lead
sugar of lead
swing the lead
tetraethyl lead
tetramethyl lead
unlead
white lead

Synonyms and antonyms of romantic lead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «romantic lead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROMANTIC LEAD

Find out the translation of romantic lead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of romantic lead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «romantic lead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浪漫的铅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

protagonista romántico
570 millions of speakers

English

romantic lead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोमांटिक नेतृत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البطل الرومانسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

романтическая роль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

papel romântico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোমান্টিক সম্পৃক্ততা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comédie romantique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penglibatan romantik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

romantische Hauptrolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロマンチックな鉛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로맨틱 리드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keterlibatan romantis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dẫn lãng mạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காதல் ஈடுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोमँटिक सहभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Romantik katılım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piombo romantico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

romantyczny ołowiu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

романтична роль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plumb romantic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρομαντικό μόλυβδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

romantiese lei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

romantisk bly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

romantisk bly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of romantic lead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROMANTIC LEAD»

The term «romantic lead» is normally little used and occupies the 113.965 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROMANTIC LEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «romantic lead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «romantic lead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about romantic lead

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6 QUOTES WITH «ROMANTIC LEAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word romantic lead.
1
Bobby Cannavale
I'm getting a lot of uninteresting romantic lead guys that look good and fall in love sort of garbage.
2
Heather Graham
It's good to be able to be a leading lady, to be a romantic lead, to play opposite people who are talented, and charismatic and stuff.
3
Sally Kellerman
I was also the romantic lead in The Boston Strangler - I was the only one that lived to tell the story - so I called myself the romantic lead.
4
Matthew Lillard
Something like 'Without a Paddle' does really well at the box office and I'm like, 'Oh, here we go.' In 'Without a Paddle' I'm the romantic lead - great! A comedy and that's what America wants. Then it did nothing for me and I went into kind-of a work abyss. I just didn't get another shot.
5
Matthew Macfadyen
I don't feel like a romantic lead; I guess I feel more like a character actor.
6
Tyler Mane
Man, I'm 6 foot 8. I'm gonna be typecast. It's not like I'm gonna be the romantic lead, although that wouldn't be bad.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROMANTIC LEAD»

Discover the use of romantic lead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to romantic lead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American Movies
Of course, in their minds, the romantic lead can't be Groucho — not just because he's a grotesque and too mouthy but because he wasn't the winning scorer, Chico was. Zeppo has the youth, face, and build, but not the personality or talent.
Alan S. Dale, 2000
2
Starring in Your Own Life: Reveal Your Hidden Star Quality ...
Look in the mirror and decide what effect your current romantic lead has on your star shine. Be honest. Has your romance enhanced or diminished it? Whatever consumes your romantic lead's life will surely end up taking over your life, too.
Lena Nozizwe, 2002
3
Opera and the City: The Politics of Culture in Beijing, ...
... shorthand of production scripts this role type is often abbreviated as zhan 占. wu dan 武旦: A female role type that stresses martial skills. xiao dan 小旦: Secondary young female role; alternatively, can indicate a younger female romantic lead.
Andrea Goldman, 2013
4
Fight Club
46 Butmost romantic comedies come to a climax when oneof theromantic leads realizes something about another romantic lead: when oneof the romantic leads realizes how they feel about orthat they really want to be with another romantic ...
Thomas E. Wartenberg, 2013
5
Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods ...
Speculation as to why James Shigeta no longer found work as a romantic lead includes the dawn of the Vietnam War as the fall of the idea of the U.S. as a savior, a white knight. Asian American men could no longer be seen in the role of a ...
Celine Shimizu, 2012
6
Get Your Act Together
... keeping things in perspective, and if you are 30 kilos overweight and being cast in 'warm mum' type roles, losing the 30 kilos does not necessarily mean that you will be cast as a sexy romantic lead - you may still be cast as a 'warm mum'.
Denise Roberts, 1995
7
Elements of Fiction Writing - Scene & Structure
Sometimes here he will have new difficulty with the romantic lead, or his best friend may even turn on him with suspicion. The hero is near his wits' end and must start his final novel game plan, planting still another story question. If a clock has ...
Jack Bickham, 1999
8
Latina Stars in U.S. Eyes
In his portrayal of Carlos Estrada, Arnaz established a successful negotiation of tensions inherent in playing a Latin romantic lead in this period, a negotiation that set the stage for what would make Ricky Ricardo so popular with American ...
Mary Beltrán, 2009
9
Hitchcock's Romantic Irony
In Murder!, Hitchcock'sthird sound film,hepries apart thetwo aspects of the dandy persona of The Lodger intoSir JohnMenier, debonair detective and romantic lead , and Handel Fane,the dandy criminal. The Lodger, considered as a hero, and ...
Richard Allen, 2013
10
The Teleportation Accident: A Novel
To summarise: late in the film, the male romantic lead has a moral convulsion about marrying the female romantic lead, who was previously engaged to his brother, who was killed in the war. He starts crying and knocking over furniture, and we ...
Ned Beauman, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROMANTIC LEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term romantic lead is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Trainwreck" Makes Bill Hader the Romantic Lead He Was Destined …
You might not have pegged Hader, a Saturday Night Live staple of eight years, as a "romantic lead." (Schumer and Hader acknowledge as much in a recent ... «Cosmopolitan.com, Jul 15»
2
Bill Haders Journey From Playboy Call-In Sex Show to Romantic Lead
He's also the film's romantic lead, a first for Hader. And, after seeing the first screening of the movie at this year's SXSW, several female critics I spoke with were ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
UnREAL's Shiri Appleby on Why She's Happy to Be Playing a …
We chatted with Appleby about her new show, playing a non-romantic lead, and the best female showrunners she's worked with. Your character is constantly on ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
4
Simon Pegg on rewriting Star Trek 3, "geekdom" and playing a …
And now, at the age of 45, he's playing a romantic lead. He admits that he's no particular fan of the romcom genre. But he was impressed by the script for Man Up ... «Radio Times, May 15»
5
I was longing to play a romantic lead: Irrfan on his role in Piku
Irrfan Khan is glad that director Shoojit Sircar offered him a romantic role opposite Deepika Padukone in Piku, a love story full of endearing moments and ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
6
Jonathan Crombie, Romantic Lead in 'Anne of Green Gables,' Dies …
Jonathan Crombie, a Canadian actor who was known to a generation of fans as Gilbert Blythe in the mini-series “Anne of Green Gables,” died on Wednesday in ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
7
Hugh Grant: Don't Watch Romantic Comedies on Valentine's Day
Hugh Grant has built a career on playing romantic leads — from Four Weddings and a Funeral to Notting Hill to Love Actually. At 54, he still oozes charm, which ... «TIME, Feb 15»
8
'Old Fashioned' faith-based romance has no spark: 1.5 stars
Writer/director Rik Swartzwelder, perhaps for reasons of economy (surely not vanity), cast himself as the romantic lead. Competent behind the camera, he is an ... «Kansas City Star, Feb 15»
9
Interview: Martin Starr on Playing the Romantic Lead in Amira & Sam
amirasam1 If you're anything like me, you've gotten tired of seeing New York City being used as a lazy backdrop for the most obvious brain-dead romantic ... «ComingSoon.net, Jan 15»
10
Universal's Lowrider Drama Finds Its Romantic Lead (Exclusive)
Monreal will portray the romantic interest for Chavarria, taking on the role of a smart, talented maverick of a girl who is a fellow tagger but who also has a ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jan 15»

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