Dictionary definition · Romance
noun
- the group of languages derived from Latin
- a relationship between two lovers
- an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
- a story dealing with love
- a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
verb
- 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"
- tell romantic or exaggerated lies"This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"
adjective
- relating to languages derived from Latin"Romance languages"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).