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The Meaning of romance

  • (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
  • (n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
  • (n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
  • (n.) The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
  • (n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
  • (v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.

Synonyms

love affair , romanticism , Romance , Romance language , Latinian language , love story , woo , court , solicit , chat up , flirt , dally , butterfly , coquet , coquette , philander , mash , Romance , Latin

Rhymes

advance , anse , askance , chance , circumstance , crance , dance , enhance , expanse , finance , france , freelance , glance , hance , hanse , happenstance , lafrance , lance , mance , manse , nance , perchance , pomerance , pomeranz , prance , rance , refinance , schanz , schranz , stance , trance , underfinance , vance