Romance

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.

Compare romance with other words:

passionate vs. romance

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