Romance in English dictionary

  • romance

    Meanings and definitions of "Romance"

    • Woo; court.
    • (intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
    • An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
    • A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
    • Love which is pure or beautiful.
    • A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
    • A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
    • An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
    • noun
      A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc.
    • noun
      An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
    • noun
      A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
    • noun
      Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
    • noun
      A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
    • noun
      A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
    • noun
      An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
    • noun
      An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.
    • noun
      A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.
    • noun
      (music)
      A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
    • verb
      Woo; court.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
    • interest in the opposite sex
    • romance (fiction)
    • Intimate relationship, love affair
    • Story dealing with idealised love
    • noun
      an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
    • noun
      a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
    • noun
      a relationship between two lovers
    • noun
      a short, simple melody, vocal or instrumental, of tender character.
      Typically, a Classical piece or movement called a "Romance" is in triple rhythm, with three beats in the bar.
    • noun
      a story dealing with love
    • noun
      (Spanish literature) a short epic poem, especially a historical ballad.
      The ballad (romance) is a type of epico-lyric poem, which derives ultimately from the Spanish national epic.
    • verb
      have a love affair with
    • verb
      make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
    • verb
      talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
    • verb
      tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

    Synonyms of "Romance" in English dictionary

    love affair, quality, solicit are the top synonyms of "Romance" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Romance

    • romance ( third-person singular simple present romances, present participle romancing, simple past and past participle romanced)
    • romance ( plural  romances)
    • romance (plural romances)
    • romance (third-person singular simple present romances, present participle romancing, simple past and past participle romanced)
  • Romance

    Meanings and definitions of "Romance"

    • The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Latin.
    • Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: as in Portuguese, Italian, French, and Spanish.
    • adjective
      Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.
    • noun
      The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin.
    • Romance (1999 film)
    • The group of languages which are derived from Latin.
    • Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin.
    • A branch of the Indo-European language family, comprised of all the languages that descend from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.
    • of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
    • adjective
      relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"
    • noun
      the group of languages derived from Latin

    Synonyms of "Romance" in English dictionary

    Latin, Romance language, Latinian language are the top synonyms of "Romance" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Romance

    • Romance ( uncountable)
    • Romance (uncountable)

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