romance

ro·mance  (r-mns, rmns)

n.

1.

a. A love affair.

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. (r-mns) ro·manced, ro·manc·ing, ro·manc·es

v.intr.

1. To invent, write, or tell romances.

2. To think or behave in a romantic manner.

v.tr. Informal

1. To make love to; court or woo.

2. To have a love affair with.

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[Middle English, from Old French romans, romance, work written in French, from Vulgar Latin *rmnic (scrbere), (to write) in the vernacular, from Latin Rmnicus, Roman, from Rmnus; see Roman.]

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ro·mancer n.

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romance

n [rəˈmæns ˈrəʊmæns]

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. (Literature / 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 [rəˈmæns]

1. (intr) to tell, invent, or write extravagant or romantic fictions

2. (intr) to tell extravagant or improbable lies

3. (intr) to have romantic thoughts

4. (intr) (of a couple) to indulge in romantic behaviour

5. (tr) to be romantically involved with

[romauns, from Old French romans, ultimately from Latin Rōmānicus Roman]

romancer  n

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Romance [rəˈmæns ˈrəʊmæns]

adj

1. (Linguistics) denoting, relating to, or belonging to the languages derived from Latin, including Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Romanian

2. (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 family

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	romance - a relationship between two lovers     love affair relationship - 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) romanticism quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare stardust - a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality
	3.	Romance - the group of languages derived from Latin Latinian language, Romance language Haitian Creole - a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages Latin - any dialect of the language of ancient Rome 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 Rumanian, Romanian - an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania
	4.	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"
	5.	romance - a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life novel - an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story Gothic romance - a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events bodice 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, woo act, 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 romantically display - attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
	2.	romance - have a love affair with love - 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, dally talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" wanton - engage in amorous play vamp - 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

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romance

noun

1. love affair, relationship, affair, intrigue, attachment, liaison, amour, affair of the heart, affaire (du coeur) (French) a holiday romance

2. 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.

verb

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 slogan

Translations

romance [rəʊˈmæns]

A. N

1. (= love affair) → romance m, idilio m, amores mpl
their romance lasted exactly six months → su romance or idilio duró exactamente seis meses, sus amores duraron exactamente seis meses
a young girl waiting for romance → una joven que espera su primer amor
I've finished with romance → para mí no más amores

2. (= romantic character) → lo romántico, lo poético; (= picturesqueness) → lo pintoresco
the romance of travel → lo romántico del viajar
the romance of history → lo atractivo or lo poético de la historia
the romance of the sea → el encanto del mar

3. (= tale) → novela f (sentimental), cuento m (de amor); (medieval) → libro m de caballerías, poema m caballeresco (Mus) → romanza f

4. (Ling) Romance → romance m

B. ADJ [language] → romance

C. VI → soñar, fantasear

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Romance [rəˈmæns]

adj [languages] → roman(e)

n → langues fpl romanes

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romance [ˈrəʊmæns rəʊˈmæns] n

(= love) → amour m
There's no time in his life for romance → Il n'y a pas de temps pour l'amour dans sa vie.

(= romantic atmosphere, behaviour) → romantisme m

(= charm) → charme m romantique
the romance of Paris → le charme romantique de Paris

(= excitement and adventure) → attrait m enivrant
the romance of travel → l'attrait enivrant des voyages

(= love affair) → idylle f
a holiday romance → une idylle de vacances

(= film) → film m d'amour (= novel) → roman m d'amour (= literary genre) → littérature f sentimentale
I read a lot of romance → Je lis beaucoup de romans d'amour.
historical romance → roman m d'amour historique

(= in medieval literature) → roman m
Roman Empire n
the Roman empire → l'empire m romain

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romance

n

(= book) → Fantasie- or Phantasieerzählung f, → Roman m; (= love story) → Liebesgeschichte f → or -roman m; (= adventure story) → Abenteuerroman m; (= tale of chivalry) → Ritterroman m; (no pl: = romantic fiction) → Liebesromane pl; (fig: = lies) → Märchen nt; it’s pure romance → es ist das reinste Märchen

(= love affair) → Romanze f; it’s quite a romance → das ist eine richtige Liebesgeschichte

no pl (= romanticism) → Romantik f; an air of romance pervaded the village → ein romantischer Zauber umgab das Dorf; the romance of foreign lands → der Zauber ferner Länder

(Mus) → Romanze f

Romance (= Romance languages) → die romanischen Sprachen pl

adj Romance (language etc) → romanisch

vi → fantasieren, phantasieren, fabulieren

vt → eine Romanze haben mit

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Romance [rəʊˈmæns] adj (language) → romanzo/a

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romance [rəʊˈmæns] n

a. (love affair) → storia d'amore

b. (romantic character) → fascino, romanticismo

c. (love story) → romanzo m rosa inv; (film) → film m inv d'amore; (medieval) → romanzo (cavalleresco) (Mus) → romanza

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romance

n romance [rəˈmans]

1 the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last. verhouding العُلاقات الغَراميَّه بين المُحِبّين любовна история milostné dobrodružství romance; kærlighedsaffære die Romanze ειδύλλιο amorío, idilio armusuhe رابطه عاشقانه romanssi amour, idylle פַּרשִׁייַת אֲהבִים प्रेम कहानी romanca, romantičan događaj szerelem percintaan ástarævintÿri (storia d'amore) 恋愛 연애, 로맨스 romanas romāns, mīlas dēka romantik romance, liefdesgeschiedenis romanse, kjærlighetsforhold romans romance idilă, poveste de dragoste роман milostné dobrodružstvo romanca romansa romans, kärlekshistoria เรื่องรักใคร่ aşk macerası 戀愛，交往 роман, любовна історія رومان không khí lãng mạn 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. roman رِوايَةٌ غَرامِيَّه любовен роман dobrodružně milostný román kærlighedsroman der Liebesroman ρομάντζο, αισθηματικό μυθιστόρημα novela sentimental armastuslugu داستان عاشقانه rakkausromaani roman d'amour (à l'eau de rose) סִיפוּר אַהֲבָה रोमांच romantična priča romantikus történet roman ástarsaga (romanzo avventuroso, fantastico o sentimentale) 恋愛小説 연애 소설 meilės istorija/romanas mīlas/piedzīvojumu romāns cerita romantis liefdesverhaal kjærlighetshistorie/-roman romans romance roman de dragoste/de aventuri роман dobrodružný / milostný román ljubezenski roman romansa äventyrs-, kärleksroman การผจญภัย aşk öyküsü/romanı 浪漫故事 роман رومانی واقعہ câu chuyện về tình cảm lãng mạn 恋爱故事，浪漫史

3 this kind of excitement She felt her life was lacking in romance. liefdesopwinding الإنفِعال العاطِفي الرومانْسي романтика romantika romantik die Romantik ρομαντισμός romance romantiline elamus علاقه عاشقانه romantiikka romanesque רוֹמַנטִיקָה अत्युक्ति ljubavna avantura romantika gairah cinta ástarævintÿri romanticheria ロマンチックな出来事 로맨틱한 기분 romantika romantika; piedzīvojumi romantis romantiek romantikk romantyczność romance aventură (sentimentală) романтика romantika romantičnost romantika romantik ความโลดโผน aşk heyecanı 浪漫 романтика رومانی ہیجان tính lãng mạn 浪漫色彩

adj roˈmantic [-tik]

1 (negativeunromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love a romantic novel. romanties غَرامي любовен milostný romantisk Liebes-... αισθηματικός romántico romantiline رومانتیک؛ عاشقانه rakkaus- romantique רוֹמַנטִי कल्पित romantično romantikus romantis rómantískur romantico 恋愛の 연애의 meilės mīlas- romantik romantisch romantisk romantyczny romântico de dragoste; ro­man­tic романтический milostný romantičen romantičan romantisk เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรักใคร่ romantik 浪漫(故事)的 романтичний رومانی thuộc lãng mạn 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. romanties عاطِفي романтичен romantický romantisk romantisch ρομαντικός romántico romantiline عاشق پیشه؛ احساساتی romanttinen romantique רוֹמַנטִי रोमानी romantičan romantikus romantis rómantískur romantico ロマンチックな 열렬한 사랑의, 로맨틱한 romantiškas, romantinis romantisks perasaan sayang romantisch romantisk romantyczny romântico romantic романтичный romantický romantičen romantičan romantisk เต็มไปด้วยจินตนาการ aşkla ilgili, romantik 浪漫的，多情的 романтичний جذباتی có tính lãng mạn 浪漫的

3 too concerned with love and excitement Her head is full of romantic notions. romanties عاطِفي، غَرامي романтичен romantický romantisk romantisch ρομαντικός romántico romantiline عاشقتانه romanttinen romantique רָחוֹק מְהַמצִיאוּת अव्यवहारिक romantičan romantikus romantis rómantískur romantico ロマンチックな 로맨틱한 생각에 깊이 빠진 romantiškas romantisks; fantastisks perasaan romantis romantisch romantisk romantyczny romântico visător романтический romantický romantičen romantičan romantisk เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรักใคร่และการผจญภัย düşsel, hayalî 沈浸於幻想的， 不切實際的 романтичний عشق میں حد درجہ مبتلا ہونا mơ mộng 沉浸于幻想的， 不切实际的

adv roˈmantically

romanties عاطِفِيّا романтично romanticky romantiskt romantisch ρομαντικά románticamente romantiliselt به طور عاشقانه romanttisesti de façon romantique בְּאוֹפֶן רוֹמַנטִי रूमानी ढंग से, स्वछन्दवादिता से romantično romantikusan secara romantis á rómantískan hátt in modo romantico ロマンチックに 비현실적으로 romantiškai romantiski secara romantis romantisch romantisk romantycznie romanticamente într-o manieră ro­mantică романтически, романтично romanticky romantično romantično romantiskt เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรักใคร่ romantik bir biçimde 浪漫地 романтично رومانی انداز میں một cách lãng mạn 传奇般地

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romance → رومانسية milostný vztah romance Romanze ρομάντσο idilio romanssi idylle romansa storia d’amore 恋愛 로맨스 roman romanse romans romance роман romans เรื่องรักใคร่ aşk mối tình 浪漫史