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romance¹
- /rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/ UK
- /ˈrəʊ.man(t)s/ UK
- /ˈroʊˌmæn(t)s/ US
- /roʊˈmæn(t)s/ US
- /ɾoːˈmæːns/ India, North
- /ɾoˈmæːns/ India, South
- /ˈɾoː.mæːns/ India, South
Rhymes with -æns, -əʊmæns
Where it comes from
From Middle English romauns, roumance, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French romanz, romans (the vernacular language of France, as opposed to Latin), from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus (“roman”, adjective) from rōmānus (“a Roman”). Doublet of Romansch.
noun romances
- An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. Everybody's working for the weekend Everybody wants a new romance.
- A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
- Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
- A story, novel, film, etc., centred around an idealized love relationship.
- A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc. `Will you undertake the task? We give you complete freedom, and as a reward you will, we believe, have the credit of presenting to the world the most wonderful history, as distinguished from romance, that its records can show.'
- A tale of high adventure. Could one have known the past histories of some of the oddly-selected couples who shared everything in common, many a romance might have been written during what, to all outward appearances, was a dull and prosaic time to most lookers-on!
- A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality. the romance of cruising down the Nile.
- A literary or filmic genre about idealized love.
- An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
- An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances. His life was a romance.
- A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real. She was so full of romance she would forget what she was supposed to be doing.
- A sentimental piece of music; a romanza.
Opposite: platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love, nonromance, antiromance
verb romances · romancing · romanced
-
To woo; to court.
A female Shepard can romance bisexual Yeoman Kelly Chambers, but doing so does not yield a Paramour achievement or an implied sex scene the way that romancing ‘official’ interests does. Similarly, the player can attempt to romance the Asari Samara or her Ardat-Yakshi daughter Morinth, but the former
Similar: make love
- To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
- To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air.
Similar: put the moves on, solicit
Romance²
- /ɹə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/ UK
- /ˈɹəʊ.man(t)s/ UK
- /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)s/ US
- /ˈɹoʊˌmæn(t)s/ US
- /ɾoːˈmæːns/ India, North
- /ɾoˈmæːns/ India, South
- /ˈɾoː.mæːns/ India, South
Rhymes with -æns, -əʊmæns
Where it comes from
From Old French romanz (“vernacular language (of France)”), from Late Latin rōmānicē, from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus + -icus. Extended in the 17th century to all languages derived from Latin.
noun
- The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin. The Romance languages are normally grouped along broad geographical lines into Italo-Romance (Italian dialects, with a standard based on Tuscan); Gallo-Romance (French and Provençal); Hispano-Romance (Castilian Spanish, Catalan as less widely recognized standard, and Portuguese); Rhaeto-Romance (Rom
adjective
- Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc. In this paper we will concentrate on the problem posed by Iberian Romance languages (i.e. Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish), …
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: philander, love affair, coquette, chat up, coquet, woo, dally, solicit, romanticism, mash, flirt, court, latin, romance language, latinian language, love story
noun
Opposite: platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love, nonromance, antiromance
verb
Similar: put the moves on, solicit
Translations
Every language
noun intimate relationship, love affair
| Español | romance |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연애 yeonae, 로맨스 romaenseu |
| 日本語 | 恋愛 ren'ai, ロマンス romansu, 恋 koi |
| 中文 | 戀愛 /恋爱 liàn'ài, 浪漫 làngmàn |
| Português | romance |
| Français | romance, idylle |
| Deutsch | Liebesgeschichte, Romanze |
| Italiano | storia d'amore |
| Ελληνικά | ρομάντζο romántzo |
| Русский | рома́н román |
| Tiếng Việt | lãng mạn |
noun idealized love
| 한국어 | 로맨스 romaenseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ロマンチックラブ romanchikku-rabu, ロマンチックな愛 romanchikku na ai, ロマンス romansu |
| 中文 | 浪漫的愛情 /浪漫的爱情 làngmàn de àiqíng, 浪漫 làngmàn |
| Français | romance, amour romantique, idylle |
| Deutsch | große Liebe, romantische Liebe, Minne |
| Italiano | romanticheria, idillio |
| Русский | романти́ческая любо́вь romantíčeskaja ljubóvʹ, рома́н román |
| Tiếng Việt | lãng mạn |
noun story or novel dealing with idealized love
| 日本語 | ロマンス romansu, 伝奇小説 denki shōsetsu, 伝奇 denki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 戀愛小說 /恋爱小说 liàn'ài xiǎoshuō, 愛情小說 /爱情小说 àiqíng xiǎoshuō, 言情小說 /言情小说 yánqíng xiǎoshuō, 言情 yánqíng |
| Français | romance |
| Deutsch | Liebesgeschichte, Romanze |
| Русский | рома́нс románs, рома́нтика romántika, романти́ческая по́весть romantíčeskaja póvestʹ |
| العربية | رُومَانْسِيَّة rūmānsiyya |
noun mysterious, fascinating quality
| 中文 | 浪漫 làngmàn, 羅曼蒂克 /罗曼蒂克 luómàndìkè |
|---|---|
| Italiano | poesia, atmosfera fantasiosa |
| Русский | рома́нтика romántika |
noun embellished account
| Italiano | esagerazione fantasiosa |
|---|
noun music: sentimental piece of music
| 한국어 | 로망스 romangseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ロマンス romansu |
| 中文 | 浪漫曲 làngmànqǔ, 羅曼司 /罗曼司 luómànsī, 浪漫史 làngmànshǐ |
| Français | romance |
| Deutsch | Romanze |
| Italiano | romanza |
| Русский | рома́нс románs |
| العربية | رُومَانْسِيَّة rūmānsiyya |
noun group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
| Español | idiomas románicos / romances, lenguas románicas / romances |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Romanisch |
| Italiano | romanzo |
| Ελληνικά | ρομανικές γλώσσες romanikés glósses |
adj of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
| Español | romance |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 로망스 romangseu |
| 日本語 | ロマンス romansu, ロマン roman, ローマン rōman, ラテン raten |
| 中文 | 羅曼 /罗曼 luómàn, 羅馬 /罗马 Luómǎ, 拉丁 lādīng |
| Português | românico |
| Français | roman |
| Deutsch | romanisch |
| Italiano | romanzo, romanico, neolatino |
| Ελληνικά | ρομανικός romanikós |
| Română | romanic |
| Русский | рома́нский románskij, лати́нский latínskij |
| Tiếng Việt | Rôman |
| العربية | رُومَانْسِيّ rōmansiyy |
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title = {romance},
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