Definition of romance Romance

/ɹowmæˈns/ - [rowmans] - Ro•mance

We found 32 definitions of romance from 6 different sources.

What does romance mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: romances
romance - the group of languages derived from Latin
		Romance language, Latinian language
		latin any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
		haitian creole a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages
		italian the Romance language spoken in Italy
		french the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
		portuguese the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
		galician a language spoken in Galicia in northwestern Spain; it is between Portuguese and Spanish but closer to Portuguese; sometimes considered a Portuguese or Spanish dialect
		spanish the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
		catalan 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 Tyrol
romance - a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
		novel a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"
		gothic romance a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events
romance - a relationship between two lovers
		love affair
		relationship a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
romance - a story dealing with love
		love story
		story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
romance - an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
		romanticism
		quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
Verb romances, romancing, romanced
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"
romance - have a love affair with
		love have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him"
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, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, philander, mash
		speak, talk use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
		wanton behave extremely cruelly and brutally
		vamp provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
romance - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
		woo, court, solicit
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
		chase after, chase cut a groove into; "chase silver"
		display attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
Adjective Romance, romancer, romancest
romance - relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"
		Latin

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Wiktionary

romance (Noun)
An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair .
romance (Noun)
A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
romance (Noun)
Love which is pure or beautiful.
romance (Noun)
A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
romance (Noun)
A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
romance (Noun)
An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
romance (Noun)
A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
romance (Verb)
Woo; court.
romance (Verb)
To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

romance (n.)
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.
romance (n.)
An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
romance (n.)
A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
romance (n.)
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).
romance (n.)
A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
romance (a.)
Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
romance (v. i.)
To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

romance
The group of languages which are derived from Latin.
romance
Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin.
romance
A branch of the Indo-European language family, comprised of all the languages that descend from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.
romance
The expressive and pleasurable feeling from an emotional attraction towards another person associated with romantic love.

Wikipedia

The words Romance and romantic have several different meanings. The most usual meaning nowadays has something to do with love, when two people are attracted to one another. There are three older meanings which are all still used today.