Romance Definition & Meaning

romance
adjective
  1. relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"
noun
  1. a relationship between two lovers
  2. an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
  3. the group of languages derived from Latin
  4. a story dealing with love
  5. a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
verb
  1. make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
  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"
  4. tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

Synonyms for romance

coquet verb

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries

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coquette noun

a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

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court noun

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business a room in which a lawcourt sits

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dally verb

behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" waste time

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flirt noun

a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest talk or

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latin adj

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

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mash noun

a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water

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philander verb

have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

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romanticism noun

impractical romantic ideals and attitudes a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th

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solicit verb

make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

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"Romance" in song lyrics

See how romance is used in real songs:

  • "Who wanna blow me, cuz I don't got time for romance"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Shawn Wigs — Drop!
  • "Get, beyond the sweet romance"
    2 Hungry Bros. present 8thW1 f/ Janelle Renee — More Go
  • "I just wants to bone ya, no time to romance"
    4 Deep — I Don't Luv Ya

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Frequently asked questions

What does romance mean?
relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" a relationship between two lovers an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) the group of languages derived from Latin a story dealing with love a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" have a love affair with talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
What part of speech is romance?
Romance is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
How many definitions does romance have?
Romance has 10 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).

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