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Romance

rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s

Romance definitions
noun
romance romances
  1. a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love

    "I had a thirst for romance"

    • love, especially when sentimental or idealized

      "he asked her for a date and romance blossomed"

    • a love affair, especially one that is not very serious or long-lasting

      "a summer romance"

    • a book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way

      "light historical romances"

    • a genre of fiction dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way

      "wartime passion from the master of romance"

  2. a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life

    "the romance of the sea"

  3. a medieval tale dealing with a hero of chivalry, of the kind common in the Romance languages

    "the Arthurian romances"

  4. a work of fiction depicting a setting and events remote from everyday life, especially one of a kind popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

    "Elizabethan pastoral romances"

  5. a short informal piece

    "the romance from The Gadfly became a popular favourite"

verb
romance romanced romances romancing
  1. try to gain the love of; court

    "the wealthy estate owner romanced her"

    court pay court to pursue chase chase after run after
    • seek the attention or custom of (someone), especially by the use of flattery

      "he is being romanced by the big boys in New York"

    • engage in a love affair

      "we started romancing"