romance
noun
Definitions of romance noun
- B1Countable
a close, typically short-lived, love affair between two individuals.
Following a brief and passionate romance, they married last year.
It was merely a fleeting romance during their vacation.
Generally, workplace romances are ill-advised.
- Uncountable
the feelings and behaviors of people who are in a loving and intimate relationship with one another.
I perceived that all the romance had vanished from my marriage.
They rekindled their romance.
The movie is filled with romance and passion.
- Uncountable
the sense of excitement or mystery derived from a particular experience or event.
He enjoys the romantic allure of traveling by steam train.
The city exudes a romance that attracts visitors worldwide.
The countryside scenery is full of romance.
- Countable
a narrative centered around love.
A historical romance about a royal love affair.
She enjoys reading romances before going to bed.
This novel is a heartwarming romance.
- Countable
a narrative of thrilling events, often set in a historical context.
Medieval romances about knights and their heroic deeds.
The book is filled with ancient romances.
We learned many historical romances in history class.
verb
Definitions of romance verb
- Intransitive
to fabricate stories or embellish an event to make it appear more appealing.
- Transitiveold-fashioned
to try to win someone's love and affection.
adjective
Definitions of romance adjective
- Before nounlanguage
related to languages that developed from Latin.
French, Italian, and Spanish are all languages belonging to the Romance language family.