romance
Definitions
noun
- a love affair, esp an intense and happy but short-lived affair involving young people
- love, esp romantic love idealized for its purity or beauty
- a spirit of or inclination for adventure, excitement, or mystery
- a mysterious, exciting, sentimental, or nostalgic quality, esp one associated with a place
- a narrative in verse or prose, written in a vernacular language in the Middle Ages, dealing with strange and exciting adventures of chivalrous heroes
- any similar narrative work dealing with events and characters remote from ordinary life
- the literary genre represented by works of these kinds
- (in Spanish literature) a short narrative poem, usually an epic or historical ballad
- a story, novel, film, etc, dealing with love, usually in an idealized or sentimental way
- an extravagant, absurd, or fantastic account or explanation
- a lyrical song or short instrumental composition having a simple melody
verb
- (intr) to tell, invent, or write extravagant or romantic fictions
- (intr) to tell extravagant or improbable lies
- (intr) to have romantic thoughts
- (intr) (of a couple) to indulge in romantic behaviour
- (tr) to be romantically involved with
Alternative Forms
roˈmancer nounWord Origin
C13: romauns , from Old French romans , ultimately from Latin Rōmānicus RomanSynonyms
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love affair,
relationship,
affair,
intrigue,
attachment,
liaison,
amour,
affair of the heart affaire (du coeur)
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excitement,
colour,
charm,
mystery,
adventure,
sentiment,
glamour,
fascination,
nostalgia,
exoticness,
=
story,
novel,
tale,
fantasy,
legend,
fiction,
fairy tale,
love story,
melodrama,
idyll,
tear-jerker,
=
tall story,
lie,
fiction,
invention,
fairy tale,
exaggeration,
absurdity,
fabrication,
falsehood,
flight of fancy
urban myth,
urban legend,
trumped-up story
=
court,
date,
chase,
pursue,
take out,
go (out) with
woo,
make love to
run after,
serenade,
walk out with,
keep company with pay court to go steady with set your cap at pay your addresses to
sue,
=
exaggerate,
lie,
tell stories
fantasize,
make up stories be economical with the truth stretch the truth let your imagination run away with you
Romance (rəˈmæns
;ˈrəʊmæns)
Definitions
adjective
- denoting, relating to, or belonging to the languages derived from Latin, including Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Romanian
- denoting a word borrowed from a Romance language ⇒
there are many Romance words in English
noun
- this group of languages; the living languages that belong to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family
Quotations
"She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning"
"It begins when you sink in his arms. It ends with your arms in his sink"
feminist slogan
Translations
- British English:
romance
A romance is a relationship between two people who are in love with each other but who are not married to each other....a holiday romance.rəˈmæns NOUN ...a holiday romance.
- Spanish:
idilio
nm
- French:
idylle
nf
- German:
Romanze
nf
- Chinese: 浪漫史 n
- Arabic: رُومَانْسِيَّة n
- Portuguese: romance nm
- Russian: роман nm
- Croatian: romansa nf
- Czech: milostný vztah nm
- Danish: romance nutr
- Dutch: roman nm
- Finnish: romanssi n
- Greek: ρομάντσο nnt
- Italian: storia d’amore nf
- Japanese: 恋愛 n
- Korean: 로맨스 n
- Norwegian: romanse nm
- Polish: romans nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: romance nm
- European Spanish:
idilio
nm
- Swedish: romans nutr
- Thai: เรื่องรักใคร่ n
- Turkish: aşk n
- Vietnamese: mối tình n
Usage examples
Not physically, perhaps, ours has never been the @ greatest romance.
, Wall Games (1990)The pair announced their engagement yesterday (June 30) in US celebrity magazine People, telling of how they enjoyed a whirlwind romance.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)Just like I used to feel at the September end of a summer romance.
Globe and Mail (2003)And, like Winslet, box office success for the war-time romance could transform her Hollywood prospects.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Any ignorance in these matters will bring a sad ending to their romance sooner or later.
, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)