romance

romance
ro|mance1 [rəuˈmæns, ˈrəumæns US rouˈmæns, ˈrou-] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: romans 'French, something written in French', from Latin romanicus 'Roman']
1.)
an exciting and often short relationship between two people who love each other
→↑affair romance with
▪ Hemingway's romance with his nurse inspired him to write 'A Farewell to Arms'.
▪ Michelle married him after a whirlwind romance (=one that happens very suddenly and quickly) .
holiday romance
BrE summer romance
AmE (=one that happens during a holiday)
▪ a short holiday romance
2.) [U]
love, or a feeling of being in love
▪ The romance had gone out of their relationship.
3.) [U]
the feeling of excitement and adventure that is related to a particular place, activity etc
romance of
▪ the romance of Hollywood
4.)
a story about the love between two people
▪ romance novels
5.)
a story that has brave characters and exciting events
▪ a Medieval romance
romance 2
romance2 v
1.)
to describe things that have happened in a way that makes them seem more important, interesting etc than they really were
romance about
▪ an old man romancing about the past
2.) [T] [i]old-fashioned to try to persuade someone to love you

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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