romance

noun

UK /rəʊˈmæns/

Word Forms

singular	romance
plural	romances

1
countable an exciting and usually short romantic relationship
holiday/office romance:
a holiday romance with a happy ending
whirlwind romance (=a very sudden and exciting one):
Elaine and Michael married after a whirlwind romance.
Synonyms and related words
Sexual and/or romantic relationships
LDR
long-distance relationship
relationship
1. 1a
  uncountable the feelings or behaviour typical of people who love each other
  She wasn’t in a mood for romance.
  Despite the age gap, romance blossomed (=developed).
  Synonyms and related words
  Feelings of love, respect and admiration
  love
  respect
  passion
2
countable cinemaliteraturea book or film about a romantic relationship
a historical romance set in India
Synonyms and related words
Films and types of film
animation
anime
biopic
Synonyms and related words
Types of novel
Aga saga
airport fiction
ambient literature
1. 2a
  uncountable books and films about romantic relationships
  writers of romance
  Synonyms and related words
  Films and types of film
  animation
  anime
  biopic
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of novel
  Aga saga
  airport fiction
  ambient literature
3
uncountable a feeling of excitement that you get from new and slightly dangerous experiences
romance of:
the romance of travel
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of pleasure and excitement
pleasure
excitement
enthusiasm
1. 3a
  exciting and dangerous experiences, especially the experiences of knights and damsels in the Middle Ages
  Synonyms and related words
  The middle ages
  alchemist
  alchemy
  feudal

romance

noun

US /roʊˈmæns/US /ˈroʊˌmæns/

Word Forms

singular	romance
plural	romances

1
countable an exciting and usually short romantic relationship
summer/office romance:
a summer romance with a happy ending
whirlwind romance (=a very sudden and exciting one):
Elaine and Michael married after a whirlwind romance.
Synonyms and related words
Sexual and/or romantic relationships
LDR
long-distance relationship
relationship
1. 1a
  uncountable the feelings or behavior typical of people who love each other
  She wasn’t in a mood for romance.
  Despite the age gap, romance blossomed (=developed).
  Synonyms and related words
  Feelings of love, respect and admiration
  love
  respect
  passion
2
uncountable books and movies about romantic relationships
writers of romance
Synonyms and related words
Movies and types of movie
animation
anime
biopic
Synonyms and related words
Types of novel
airport fiction
ambient literature
chick lit
1. 2a
  countable cinemaliteraturea book or movie about a romantic relationship
  a historical romance set in colonial India
  Synonyms and related words
  Movies and types of movie
  animation
  anime
  biopic
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of novel
  airport fiction
  ambient literature
  chick lit
3
uncountable a feeling of excitement that you get from new and slightly dangerous experiences
romance of:
the romance of traveling through foreign lands
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of pleasure and excitement
pleasure
excitement
enthusiasm
1. 3a
  exciting and dangerous experiences, especially the experiences of knights and damsels in the Middle Ages
  Synonyms and related words
  The middle ages
  alchemist
  alchemy
  feudal

romance

verbformal

UK /rəʊˈmæns/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	romance
he/she/it	romances
present participle	romancing
past tense	romanced
past participle	romanced

1
intransitive to talk about things in a way that makes them seem more exciting than they really are
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate
aggrandise
aggrandize
exaggerate
2
transitive old-fashionedto behave in a romantic way towards someone
Synonyms and related words
To start a romantic or sexual relationship
ask out
flirt
chat up

romance

verbformal

US /roʊˈmæns/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	romance
he/she/it	romances
present participle	romancing
past tense	romanced
past participle	romanced

1
intransitive to talk about things in a way that makes them seem more exciting than they really are
Synonyms and related words
To exaggerate and overstate
aggrandise
aggrandize
exaggerate
2
transitive old-fashionedto behave in a romantic way toward someone
Synonyms and related words
To start a romantic or sexual relationship
ask out
flirt
chat up

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