Romance - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈrəʊmæns|  American pronunciation of the word romance
Brit.  |rə(ʊ)ˈmæns|  British pronunciation of the word romance

noun

- a relationship between two lovers
- an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) (syn: romanticism)
- the group of languages derived from Latin
- a story dealing with love
- a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

verb

- make amorous advances towards (syn: court, solicit, woo)
- have a love affair with
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (syn: butterfly, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander)
- tell romantic or exaggerated lies
This author romanced his trip to an exotic country

adjective

- relating to languages derived from Latin (syn: latin)

Extra examples

He was always romancing younger women.

She was romanced by several wealthy young men.

The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.

They were romancing about the past.

He has been romancing Antonia for a year.

Hemingway's romance with his nurse inspired him to write 'A Farewell to Arms'.

Michelle married him after a whirlwind romance (=one that happens very suddenly and quickly).

The romance had gone out of their relationship.

This author romanced his trip to an exotic country

Their friendship blossomed into romance.

...the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office...

...a summer romance that was an impermanent fancy, quickly forgotten...

In her short stories, science fiction and romance intermingle.

The room's moody lighting suggested mystery and romance.

...her romance novels are nowise different from those of scores of other writers...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: romance
he/she/it: romances
present participle: romancing
past tense: romanced
past participle: romanced
noun
singular: romance
plural: romances
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