romanzan.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈmantsə/, U.S.

/roʊˈmæn(t)sə/ (in Spanish contexts sometimes)Brit.

/rɒˈmanθə/, U.S.

/roʊˈmænθə/

Forms: 1600s romansa, 1600s 1800s– romanza.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian romanzo, romanço, romanza.

Etymology: In sense 1 apparently < Italian romanzo, †romanço (see romance n. and compare romanzo n.), misapprehended as a feminine noun. In sense 2 < Italian romanza (1819 or earlier in this sense), extended use (probably after French romance romance n.) of romanza type of Spanish poem (a1554) < Spanish romance romance n.; compare Spanish romanza lyrical piece of music (1842; < Italian). With sense 2 compare earlier romance n. 2b and later romanze n.

1. A romance; a romantic flight of fancy; a fanciful invention. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > of an exaggerated kind

a tale (also gest, song, etc.) of Robin Hoodc1400

tale of a tub1532

Canterbury tale or story?a1550

romanza1622

romance1638

onea1642

Robin Hood tale1653

cock-and-bull story1670

stretcher1674

whid1794

fish-story1819

snake story1826

screamer1831

twister1834

ráiméis1835

Munchausen1840

skyscraper1840

Munchausenism1848

cock1851

snake yarn1891

furphy1916

fanny1930

the old ackamarackus1933

windy1933

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [noun] > a romance

roman1574

romance1589

romancy1621

romanza1622

romanzoa1665

1622 Ld. Denny Let. 26 Feb. in Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. (1903) 8 169 An invexion of rymes..w^ch you suspect to be mine but it seems were a Romanza from the father in lawe of Sirelius to Pamphilia.

1638 I. Jones & W. Davenant Britannia Triumphans 14 A vast Forest, in which stood part of an old Castle kept by a Giant, proper for the Scene of the Mock Romansa which followed.

1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. iv. 54 The supposall..smels of a Romansa [It. romanço] and inchantment.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Surrey 87 Conceiving it rather a Romanza or Fiction than a thing really performed.

1809 G. Walker Ess. on Var. Subj. I. iii. 92 The romantic gallantry of the days of chivalry, and the romanzas of the succeeding period,..and the gradual passing of the old romance into the modern novel.

1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 274/1 This play as a literary work is far more worth attention than such a romanza as the ‘St. Abe’ of Mr. Buchanan.

1986 J. Altieri Theatre of Praise iv. 110 A scene out of Ariosto, or some far lesser romanza, wherein medievalized lady, knight, Saracen..are involved in a travesty of chivalric romance.

2. Music. A lyrical piece of vocal or instrumental music; = romance n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > lyrical piece

romance1783

romanza1824

romanze1852

ballade1863

1824 Harmonicon 2 ii. 34 Romanza, ‘Oh! Quanto Vaga’, from the Opera of Zemira e Azor; composed by Louis Spohr.

1826 Harmonicon Aug. 166/2 The second [movement], a romanza, poco adagio, in c, is an air rather in the Scottish manner.

1879 Scribner's Monthly Feb. 472/1 It was such a rendering of ‘Sweet Home’ as that plaintive romanza does not very often get.

1902 J. Huneker Melomaniacs 104 And now for the second movement. My boy, you always had a marked gift for the lyrical. Give us your romanza.

1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Nov. ii. 1/2 ‘Una furtiva lagrima’, Nemorino's tender romanza from ‘The Elixir of Love’ and a frequent Pavarotti encore.

2009 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 19 Feb. c11 The slow movement is like an operatic romanza—gorgeous, Arcadian, with a gently rocking theme.

Derivatives

roˈmanza-like adv. and adj.

ΚΠ

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 224 It will sound Romanza-like to Posterity.

1897 Music Jan. 276 This wonderful romanza-like song of the horns, and the equally fascinating and elusive melody of the oboe.

1999 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 25 Mar. 37 It contained no really slow movement, the most restrained music coming in a romanza-like andante.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	romanza
释义	romanzan. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈmantsə/, U.S. /roʊˈmæn(t)sə/ (in Spanish contexts sometimes)Brit. /rɒˈmanθə/, U.S. /roʊˈmænθə/ Forms: 1600s romansa, 1600s 1800s– romanza. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian romanzo, romanço, romanza. Etymology: In sense 1 apparently < Italian romanzo, †romanço (see romance n. and compare romanzo n.), misapprehended as a feminine noun. In sense 2 < Italian romanza (1819 or earlier in this sense), extended use (probably after French romance romance n.) of romanza type of Spanish poem (a1554) < Spanish romance romance n.; compare Spanish romanza lyrical piece of music (1842; < Italian). With sense 2 compare earlier romance n. 2b and later romanze n. 1. A romance; a romantic flight of fancy; a fanciful invention. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > of an exaggerated kind a tale (also gest, song, etc.) of Robin Hoodc1400 tale of a tub1532 Canterbury tale or story?a1550 romanza1622 romance1638 onea1642 Robin Hood tale1653 cock-and-bull story1670 stretcher1674 whid1794 fish-story1819 snake story1826 screamer1831 twister1834 ráiméis1835 Munchausen1840 skyscraper1840 Munchausenism1848 cock1851 snake yarn1891 furphy1916 fanny1930 the old ackamarackus1933 windy1933 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [noun] > a romance roman1574 romance1589 romancy1621 romanza1622 romanzoa1665 1622 Ld. Denny Let. 26 Feb. in Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. (1903) 8 169 An invexion of rymes..w^ch you suspect to be mine but it seems were a Romanza from the father in lawe of Sirelius to Pamphilia. 1638 I. Jones & W. Davenant Britannia Triumphans 14 A vast Forest, in which stood part of an old Castle kept by a Giant, proper for the Scene of the Mock Romansa which followed. 1641 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi Hist. Civil Warres Eng. I. iv. 54 The supposall..smels of a Romansa [It. romanço] and inchantment. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Surrey 87 Conceiving it rather a Romanza or Fiction than a thing really performed. 1809 G. Walker Ess. on Var. Subj. I. iii. 92 The romantic gallantry of the days of chivalry, and the romanzas of the succeeding period,..and the gradual passing of the old romance into the modern novel. 1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 274/1 This play as a literary work is far more worth attention than such a romanza as the ‘St. Abe’ of Mr. Buchanan. 1986 J. Altieri Theatre of Praise iv. 110 A scene out of Ariosto, or some far lesser romanza, wherein medievalized lady, knight, Saracen..are involved in a travesty of chivalric romance. 2. Music. A lyrical piece of vocal or instrumental music; = romance n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > lyrical piece romance1783 romanza1824 romanze1852 ballade1863 1824 Harmonicon 2 ii. 34 Romanza, ‘Oh! Quanto Vaga’, from the Opera of Zemira e Azor; composed by Louis Spohr. 1826 Harmonicon Aug. 166/2 The second [movement], a romanza, poco adagio, in c, is an air rather in the Scottish manner. 1879 Scribner's Monthly Feb. 472/1 It was such a rendering of ‘Sweet Home’ as that plaintive romanza does not very often get. 1902 J. Huneker Melomaniacs 104 And now for the second movement. My boy, you always had a marked gift for the lyrical. Give us your romanza. 1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 11 Nov. ii. 1/2 ‘Una furtiva lagrima’, Nemorino's tender romanza from ‘The Elixir of Love’ and a frequent Pavarotti encore. 2009 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 19 Feb. c11 The slow movement is like an operatic romanza—gorgeous, Arcadian, with a gently rocking theme. Derivatives roˈmanza-like adv. and adj. ΚΠ a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 224 It will sound Romanza-like to Posterity. 1897 Music Jan. 276 This wonderful romanza-like song of the horns, and the equally fascinating and elusive melody of the oboe. 1999 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 25 Mar. 37 It contained no really slow movement, the most restrained music coming in a romanza-like andante. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622
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