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romance

/roʊˈmæn(t)s/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Romance means: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

Synonyms for romance19

noun, as in the group of languages derived from Latin

Romance language, Latinian language

noun, as in a relationship between two lovers

love affair

noun, as in an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

romanticism

noun, as in a story dealing with love

love story

verb, as in talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, philander, mash

verb, as in make amorous advances towards

woo, court, solicit

adjective, as in relating to languages derived from Latin

also used for romance

make love, put the moves on

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What does romance mean?10

verb

1

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions“The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries”

2

make amorous advances towards“John is courting Mary”

3

have a love affair with

4

tell romantic or exaggerated lies“This author romanced his trip to an exotic country”

noun

1

the group of languages derived from Latin

2

a relationship between two lovers

3

an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

4

a story dealing with love

5

a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

adjective

1

relating to languages derived from Latin“Romance languages”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with romance?11

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Romance in a sentence

  • His work interweaves science fiction, horror, and romance elements.Miktsoanit
  • His romance was the talk of the town.unknown
  • Yanni wants to rekindle romance in his marriage.Amastan
  • My experiences in the romance field have all been disastrous.felidad
  • My thirteen year old girl loves to watch romance movies.CK
  • The romance about outer space still lives in a few of us.nonong
  • Ziri needs to differentiate between romance and friendship.Amastan
  • Ziri didn't grow up with the concept of romance.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of romance

as a noun

plural
romances

as a verb

third-person singular
romances
present participle
romancing
past participle
romanced
past tense
romanced