Romance

Pronunciation

• enPR: rō-măns', IPA: /ɹoʊˈmæns/, /ˈɹoÊŠËŒmæns/
• GenAm IPA: /ɹoʊˈmæns/, /ˈɹoÊŠËŒmæns/
• RP IPA: /ɹəʊˈmɑːns/, /ˈɹəʊˌmɑːns/

Origin

From Middle English romauns, roumance, from Anglo-Norman romanz, romant ‘in the vernacular’ (vs. in Latin), from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, Vulgar Latin *rōmānicē (adv.) ‘in the Roman language’, from rōmānicus (adj.) ‘Roman’, from rōmānus ‘a Roman’.

Full definition of romance

Noun

1. An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
2. A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
3. Love which is pure or beautiful.
4. A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
5. A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
6. An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
7. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.His life was a romance.
8. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.a girl full of romance
9. (music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.

Derived terms

• bromance
• womance

Verb

1. Woo; court.
2. (intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.

Anagrams

• Cameron, Cremona, nom race