Definition:
- (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.
- (n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
- (n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
- (n.) 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).
- (n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
- (v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
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romance vs. romanced
romance vs. romancy
dolphin vs. romance
picaresque vs. romance
romance vs. romancist
romance vs. yedding
picard vs. romance
romance vs. seduce
intimacy vs. romance
amatorial vs. romance
leonese vs. romance
cantabrian vs. romance
romance vs. romancer
heartbroken vs. romance
courtship vs. romance
dalmatian vs. romance
quixotic vs. romance
circumscription vs. romance
gallivant vs. romance
romance vs. romanticism
romance vs. romanic
roman vs. romance
culture vs. romance
language vs. romance
derive vs. romance
latin vs. romance
romance vs. suggestive
court vs. romance
romance vs. romanza
lie vs. romance
novel vs. romance
account vs. romance
exciting vs. romance
beautiful vs. romance
mysterious vs. romance
attachment vs. romance
pure vs. romance
obsession vs. romance
intimate vs. romance
romance vs. romantic
intrigue vs. romance
romance vs. romanesque
romance vs. romaunt
ladin vs. romance
romance vs. romansch
historical vs. romance
romance vs. venetian
romance vs. sardinian
romance vs. seduction
passion vs. romance
love vs. romance