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Meaning of 'romance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Romance [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
2 . 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.
- An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
- A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
- 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).
- A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
3 . Romance [ v. i.]
- To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.

Meaning of 'romance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . romance [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make amorous advances towards
Example in sentence:
  • John is courting Mary
Meaning (2):
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Example in sentence:
  • My husband never flirts with other women;
  • The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
Meaning (3):
- tell romantic or exaggerated lies
Example in sentence:
  • This author romanced his trip to an exotic country
4 . romance [ a]
Meaning (4):
- relating to languages derived from Latin
Example in sentence:
  • Romance languages

Nearby Words:

romage romaic roman romanced romancer romancing romancist romancy romanesque romanic

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