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ro·mance R0292600 (rō-măns′, rō′măns′)n.1. a. A love affair: His romance with her lasted only a month.b. Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people; love: They kept the romance alive in their marriage for 35 years.c. A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something: a childhood romance with the sea.2. A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful: "These fine old guns often have a romance clinging to them" (Richard Jeffries).3. a. A long medieval narrative in prose or verse that tells of the adventures and heroic exploits of chivalric heroes: an Arthurian romance.b. A long fictitious tale of heroes and extraordinary or mysterious events, usually set in a distant time or place.c. The class of literature constituted by such tales.4. a. An artistic work, such as a novel, story, or film, that deals with sexual love, especially in an idealized form.b. The class or style of such works.5. A fictitiously embellished account or explanation: We have been given speculation and romance instead of the facts.6. Music A lyrical, tender, usually sentimental song or short instrumental piece.7. Romance The Romance languages.adj. Romance Of, relating to, or being any of the languages that developed from Latin, including Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish.v. (rō-măns′) ro·manced, ro·manc·ing, ro·manc·es v.intr. To think or behave in a romantic manner: a couple romancing in the moonlight.v.tr.1. a. To court, woo, or try to arouse the romantic interest of.b. To have a love affair with.2. To try to persuade, as with flattery or incentives: a candidate who romanced the party's delegates for votes.
[Middle English, from Old French romans, romance, work written in French, from Vulgar Latin *rōmānicē (scrībere), (to write) in the vernacular, from Latin Rōmānicus, Roman, from Rōmānus; see Roman.]
ro·manc′er n.romance n 1. a love affair, esp an intense and happy but short-lived affair involving young people 2. love, esp romantic love idealized for its purity or beauty 3. a spirit of or inclination for adventure, excitement, or mystery 4. a mysterious, exciting, sentimental, or nostalgic quality, esp one associated with a place 5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a narrative in verse or prose, written in a vernacular language in the Middle Ages, dealing with strange and exciting adventures of chivalrous heroes 6. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any similar narrative work dealing with events and characters remote from ordinary life 7. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the literary genre represented by works of these kinds 8. (Poetry) (in Spanish literature) a short narrative poem, usually an epic or historical ballad 9. a story, novel, film, etc, dealing with love, usually in an idealized or sentimental way 10. an extravagant, absurd, or fantastic account or explanation 11. (Music, other) a lyrical song or short instrumental composition having a simple melody vb 12. (intr) to tell, invent, or write extravagant or romantic fictions 13. (intr) to tell extravagant or improbable lies 14. (intr) to have romantic thoughts 15. (intr) (of a couple) to indulge in romantic behaviour 16. (tr) to be romantically involved with [C13: romauns, from Old French romans, ultimately from Latin Rōmānicus Roman] roˈmancer n
Romance (rəˈmæns; ˈrəʊmæns) adj1. (Linguistics) denoting, relating to, or belonging to the languages derived from Latin, including Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Romanian2. (Linguistics) denoting a word borrowed from a Romance language: there are many Romance words in English. n (Linguistics) this group of languages; the living languages that belong to the Italic branch of the Indo-European familyro•mance (roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ mæns)
n., v. -manced, -manc•ing,
adj. n. 1. a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, exploits, etc., usu. in a historical or imaginary setting. 2. a medieval narrative, orig. one in verse and in a Romance language, treating of heroic, fantastic, or supernatural events, often in the form of allegory. 3. a made-up story, usu. full of fanciful invention. 4. a romantic spirit, sentiment, or the like. 5. romantic aura, setting, character, or quality. 6. a love affair. 7. (cap.) the Romance languages. v.i. 8. to indulge in fanciful stories or daydreams. 9. to think or talk romantically. v.t. 10. to court or woo romantically. 11. to court the favor of; play up to. adj. 12. (cap.) of, pertaining to, or denoting the group of languages descended from the spoken Latin of the Roman Empire, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian. [1250–1300; Middle English romaunce Romance language, composition in such a language < Old French romance, n. use of feminine of romanz, romans (adj.) written in the vernacular < Vulgar Latin *Rōmānicē (adv.), derivative of Latin Rōmānicus; see Romanic] ro•manc′er, n. romance
Past participle: romanced
Gerund: romancing
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| I romanced | | you romanced | | he/she/it romanced | | we romanced | | you romanced | | they romanced |
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| I am romancing | | you are romancing | | he/she/it is romancing | | we are romancing | | you are romancing | | they are romancing |
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| I have romanced | | you have romanced | | he/she/it has romanced | | we have romanced | | you have romanced | | they have romanced |
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| I was romancing | | you were romancing | | he/she/it was romancing | | we were romancing | | you were romancing | | they were romancing |
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| I had romanced | | you had romanced | | he/she/it had romanced | | we had romanced | | you had romanced | | they had romanced |
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| I will romance | | you will romance | | he/she/it will romance | | we will romance | | you will romance | | they will romance |
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| I will have romanced | | you will have romanced | | he/she/it will have romanced | | we will have romanced | | you will have romanced | | they will have romanced |
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| I will be romancing | | you will be romancing | | he/she/it will be romancing | | we will be romancing | | you will be romancing | | they will be romancing |
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| I have been romancing | | you have been romancing | | he/she/it has been romancing | | we have been romancing | | you have been romancing | | they have been romancing |
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| I had been romancing | | you had been romancing | | he/she/it had been romancing | | we had been romancing | | you had been romancing | | they had been romancing |
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| I would romance | | you would romance | | he/she/it would romance | | we would romance | | you would romance | | they would romance |
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| I would have romanced | | you would have romanced | | he/she/it would have romanced | | we would have romanced | | you would have romanced | | they would have romanced |
romanceOriginally a tale of chivalry or of characters remote from ordinary life (and written in one of the Romance languages), popularly a story of love, usually somewhat idealized, and with a happy ending.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  romance - a relationship between two lovers love affairrelationship - a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship"intrigue - a clandestine love affair | | 2. | romance - an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)romanticismquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespearestardust - a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | | 3. | Romance - the group of languages derived from LatinLatinian language, Romance languageHaitian Creole - a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languagesLatin - any dialect of the language of ancient RomeItalian - the Romance language spoken in ItalyFrench - the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by FrancePortuguese - the Romance language spoken in Portugal and BrazilGalician - a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialectSpanish - the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by SpainCatalan - the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan)Rhaeto-Romance, Rhaeto-Romanic - Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the TyrolRumanian, Romanian - an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania | | 4. |  romance - a story dealing with love love storystory - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" | | 5. | romance - a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday lifenovel - an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a storyGothic romance - a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque eventsbodice ripper - a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated | | Verb | 1. | romance - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"court, solicit, wooact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"chase after, chase - pursue someone sexually or romanticallydisplay - attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals | | 2. | romance - have a love affair withlove - be enamored or in love with; "She loves her husband deeply" | | 3. |  romance - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, butterfly, dallytalk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"wanton - engage in amorous playvamp - act seductively with (someone) | | 4. | romance - tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"lie - tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" | | Adj. | 1. | Romance - relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"Latin |
romancenoun1. love affair, relationship, affair, intrigue, attachment, liaison, amour, affair of the heart, affaire (du coeur) (French) a holiday romance2. love, passion, affection, attachment, intimacy, ardour He still finds time for romance.3. excitement, colour, charm, mystery, adventure, sentiment, glamour, fascination, nostalgia, exoticness We want to recreate the romance of old train journeys.4. story, novel, tale, fantasy, legend, fiction, fairy tale, love story, melodrama, idyll, tear-jerker (informal) Her taste in fiction was for historical romances.verb1. 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 (informal), set your cap at, pay your addresses to, sue (archaic) He romanced the world's most eligible women.Quotations
"She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning" [Jane Austen Persuasion]
"It begins when you sink in his arms. It ends with your arms in his sink" feminist sloganromancenoun1. An intimate sexual relationship between two people:affair, amour, love, love affair.2. The passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each other:amorousness, fancy, love, passion.3. A strong, enthusiastic liking for something:love, love affair, passion.verbInformal. To attempt to gain the affection of:court, pursue, spark, woo.Translationsromance (rəˈmans) noun1. the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love. It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last. 戀愛，交往 恋爱2. a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life. She writes romances. 浪漫故事 恋爱故事，浪漫史 3. this kind of excitement. She felt her life was lacking in romance. 浪漫 浪漫色彩roˈmantic (-tik) adjective1. (negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love. a romantic novel. 浪漫(故事)的 富于浪漫色彩的2. causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance. Her husband is very romantic – he brings her flowers every day; romantic music. 浪漫的，多情的 浪漫的3. too concerned with love and excitement. Her head is full of romantic notions. 不切實際的 沉浸于幻想的， 不切实际的 roˈmantically adverb 浪漫地 浪漫地传奇般地 | Romance EN-UKEN-GB-P0002710 EN-USEN-US-P0002710 | PT-PTPT-PT-P0002710 → 浪漫 ZH-CNZH-CN-P0002710 |
romance
romance [O.Fr.,=something written in the popular language, i.e., a Romance languageRomance languages,
group of languages belonging to the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Italic languages). Also called Romanic, they are spoken by about 670 million people in many parts of the world, but chiefly in Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
..... Click the link for more information. ]. The roman of the Middle Ages was a form of chivalric and romantic literature widely diffused throughout Europe from the 11th cent. With the Provençal troubadourstroubadours
, aristocratic poet-musicians of S France (Provence) who flourished from the end of the 11th cent. through the 13th cent. Many troubadours were noblemen and crusader knights; some were kings, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. the roman was a form of narrative, originally sung but later recited before courts. The trouvèrestrouvères
, medieval poet-musicians of central and N France, fl. during the later 12th and the 13th cent. The trouvères imitated the troubadours of the south.
..... Click the link for more information. lengthened these into the chansons de gestechansons de geste
[Fr.,=songs of deeds], a group of epic poems of medieval France written from the 11th through the 13th cent. Varying in length from 1,000 to 20,000 lines, assonanced or (in the 13th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. and the romans d'aventures, or romances of love and adventure. It is from the latter class that the modern romance descends (see novelnovel,
in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the fictional sketch, which are necessarily brief.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Bibliography See studies by A. B. Taylor (1930, repr. 1969), G. Beer (1970), and E. Vinaver (1971). romance1. a narrative in verse or prose, written in a vernacular language in the Middle Ages, dealing with strange and exciting adventures of chivalrous heroes 2. any similar narrative work dealing with events and characters remote from ordinary life 3. the literary genre represented by works of these kinds 4. (in Spanish literature) a short narrative poem, usually an epic or historical ballad 5. a lyrical song or short instrumental composition having a simple melody romance
Synonyms for romancenoun love affairSynonyms- love affair
- relationship
- affair
- intrigue
- attachment
- liaison
- amour
- affair of the heart
- affaire (du coeur)
noun loveSynonyms- love
- passion
- affection
- attachment
- intimacy
- ardour
noun excitementSynonyms- excitement
- colour
- charm
- mystery
- adventure
- sentiment
- glamour
- fascination
- nostalgia
- exoticness
noun storySynonyms- story
- novel
- tale
- fantasy
- legend
- fiction
- fairy tale
- love story
- melodrama
- idyll
- tear-jerker
verb courtSynonyms- 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
Synonyms for romancenoun an intimate sexual relationship between two peopleSynonyms- affair
- amour
- love
- love affair
noun the passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each otherSynonyms- amorousness
- fancy
- love
- passion
noun a strong, enthusiastic liking for somethingSynonymsverb to attempt to gain the affection ofSynonymsSynonyms for romancenoun a relationship between two loversSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the group of languages derived from LatinSynonyms- Latinian language
- Romance language
Related Words- Haitian Creole
- Latin
- Italian
- French
- Portuguese
- Galician
- Spanish
- Catalan
- Rhaeto-Romance
- Rhaeto-Romanic
- Rumanian
- Romanian
noun a story dealing with loveSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday lifeRelated Words- novel
- Gothic romance
- bodice ripper
verb make amorous advances towardsSynonymsRelated Words- act
- move
- chase after
- chase
- display
verb have a love affair withRelated Wordsverb talk or behave amorously, without serious intentionsSynonyms- chat up
- coquet
- coquette
- flirt
- mash
- philander
- butterfly
- dally
Related Wordsverb tell romantic or exaggerated liesRelated Wordsadj relating to languages derived from LatinSynonyms |