Romance - Definition

adj 1: relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance
languages" [syn: Romance, Latin]
n 1: a relationship between two lovers [syn: love affair,
romance]
2: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or
adventure) [syn: romanticism, romance]
3: the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: Romance,
Romance language, Latinian language]
4: a story dealing with love [syn: love story, romance]
5: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday
life
v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
[syn: woo, court, romance, solicit]
2: have a love affair with
3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband
never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt,
dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance,
philander, mash]
4: tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his
trip to an exotic country"