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   romance

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   noun

   • 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" Similar lovepassionardouradorationdevotionaffectionfondnessintimacyattachment
   • ▪ a love affair, especially one that is not very serious or long-lasting: "a summer romance" Similar love affairaffairaffair of the heartrelationshipliaisoncourtshipamorous/romantic entanglementintrigueattachmentflirtationdallianceamouraffaireaffaire de/du cœur
   • ▪ a book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way: "light historical romances" Similar love storynovelromantic fictionlight fictionsentimental fictioninformal:tear jerker
   • ▪ 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" Similar mysteryglamourexcitementcolourfulnesscolourexoticismmystiqueappealallurefascinationcharm
   • 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"

   verb

   • 1. try to gain the love of; court: dated "the wealthy estate owner romanced her"
   • ▪ seek the attention or custom of (someone), especially by the use of flattery: informal "he is being romanced by the big boys in New York"
   • ▪ engage in a love affair: "we started romancing"
   • 2. another term for romanticize

   Word Origin Middle English: from Romance, originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense ‘genre centred on romantic love’ dates from the mid 17th century.

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   What is a romantic relationship?

   • Romance refers to the actions and feelings of people who are in love, especially behaviour which is very caring or affectionate. He still finds time for romance by cooking candlelit dinners for his girlfriend. He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.

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   What does romance mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ROMANCE definition: 1. a close, usually short relationship of love between two people: 2. the feelings and behaviour…. Learn more.

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   Where does romance come from?

   • Romance comes from Roman, and first meant a story translated into French from Latin (the common language of old Rome), usually about the amorous adventures of chivalrous knights, which is how romances came to be associated with love stories. Now it's used to mean a love relationship, in a story or not.

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   What does romantic mean?

   • Romance Of, relating to, or being any of the languages that developed from Latin, including Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish. To think or behave in a romantic manner: a couple romancing in the moonlight. 1. a. To court, woo, or try to arouse the romantic interest of. b. To have a love affair with. 2.

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