Definitions for romance
roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ mænsro·mance

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. love affair, romancenoun

   a relationship between two lovers

2. romanticism, romancenoun

   an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

3. Romance, Romance language, Latinian languagenoun

   the group of languages derived from Latin

4. love story, romancenoun

   a story dealing with love

5. romanceadjective

   a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

6. Romance, Latinverb

   relating to languages derived from Latin

   "Romance languages"

7. woo, court, romance, solicitverb

   make amorous advances towards

   "John is courting Mary"

8. romanceverb

   have a love affair with

9. chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mashverb

   talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

   "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

10. romanceverb

    tell romantic or exaggerated lies

    "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

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1. Romancenoun

   a love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their deep affection openly, by romantic gestures.

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. romancenoun

   An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.

   Etymology: See romance

2. romancenoun

   A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.

   Etymology: See romance

3. romancenoun

   Love which is pure or beautiful.

   Etymology: See romance

4. romancenoun

   A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.

   Etymology: See romance

5. romancenoun

   A story or novel dealing with idealised love.

   Etymology: See romance

6. romancenoun

   An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.

   Etymology: See romance

7. romanceverb

   Woo; court.

   Etymology: See romance

8. romanceverb

   To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.

   Etymology: See romance

9. Romancenoun

   The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Latin.

   Etymology: See romance

10. Romanceadjective

    Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: as in Portuguese, Italian, French, and Spanish.

    Etymology: See romance

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Romancenoun

   a species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

2. Romancenoun

   an adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

3. Romancenoun

   a dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

4. Romancenoun

   the languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages)

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

5. Romancenoun

   a short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

6. Romanceadjective

   of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

7. Romanceverb

   to write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories

   Etymology: [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]

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1. Romance

   Romance is the expressive and pleasurable feeling from an emotional attraction towards another person associated with sexual attraction. It is eros rather than agape, philia, or storge. In the context of romantic love relationships, romance usually implies an expression of one's strong romantic love, or one's deep and strong emotional desires to connect with another person intimately or romantically. Historically, the term "romance" originates with the medieval ideal of chivalry as set out in its chivalric romance literature. Humans have a natural inclination to form bonds with one another through social interactions, be it through verbal communication or nonverbal gestures.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Romance

   rō-mans′, n. a general name for those modern languages in southern Europe which sprang from a corruption of the Roman or Latin language—Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, French, Roumanian, Romansch, &c.: a tale written in one of these dialects: any fictitious and wonderful tale: a fictitious narrative in prose or verse which passes beyond the limits of real life: a ballad.—adj. belonging to the dialects called Romance.—v.i. to write or tell romances: to talk extravagantly: to build castles in the air.—ns. Roman′cer, Roman′cist.—adjs. Roman′cical (Lamb), dealing with romance; Roman′ic, Romance: derived from the Roman alphabet. [O. Fr. romans—Low L. adv. (loqui) romanice, (to speak) in the Roman or Latin tongue—L. Romanicus, Roman.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. romance

   Where the hero begins by deceiving himself and ends by deceiving others.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. romance

   A couple who have an intimate relationship and who exist as a united partnership together.

   Romance is experienced by some who love to share their life with another human being in partnership together.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 17, 2016  

2. romance

   To create an experience for a couple to share time together or share an activity that creates a sense or feeling that we choose to exist with kind, thoughtful, loving and understanding action and behavior.

   Romance is desired by some people who are in a relationship to create a sense of kindness, thoughtfulness or loving feelings.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 17, 2016  

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1. romance

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Matched Categories

1. • Latin
   • Lie
   • Love

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'romance' in Nouns Frequency: #2852

Anagrams for romance »

1. Cameron, Cremona, nom race

How to pronounce romance?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of romance in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of romance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of romance in a Sentence

1. Judge Eric Leach:

   This case involves a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, a young man overcomes huge physical disabilities to reach Olympian heights as an athlete. In doing so he becomes an international celebrity, he meets a young woman of great natural beauty and a successful model, romance blossoms, and then, ironically on Valentine’s Day, all is destroyed when he takes her life.

2. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   You hear jazz. How music sounds piercing your mind and thinking. Jazz is an energy that dissolves your brain and throws your thoughts into the abyss. As if the cigarette smoke is all that remains of our thoughts that burn out in us. This is the mood of the soul. This is the silence of the city and the romance of life.

3. Hazlitt:

   We have more faith in a well-written romance while we are reading it than in common history. The vividness of the representations in the one case more than counterbalances the mere knowledge of the truth of facts in the other.

4. De La Hoz:

   … She was [already] romantically involved with [Italian film producer] Carlo Ponti, but their situation was very, very complicated, divorce was illegal in Italy at that time and he was already married… She was very frustrated at the time. So she fell into this romance with Cary Grant.

5. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   1. Art is a fusion of various dimensions, as if the cosmic exoticism of thinking. 2. Designated as a horse carousel, each has its own seating shape. 3. Loneliness is a very beautiful, romantic depression of reality. 4. The intuition of the subconscious is the mother of all arts - this is the navigator of the imagination leading to innovation. 5. All the romantics in the soul and mind are too mature. 6. Thought is the stage of the death of egoism and the transition to eternity of romance.

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