romance

See also: Romance, românce, and romancé

English

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈmæns/, /ˈɹoʊˌmæns/, enPR: rō-măns'
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈmæns/, /ˈɹəʊˌmæns/

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• Rhymes: -æns, -əʊmæns

Etymology

From Middle English romauns, roumance, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman and Old French romanz, romans (the vernacular language of France, as opposed to Latin), from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē ‎(“in the Roman language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus ‎(“roman”, adj) from rōmānus ‎(“a Roman”).

Noun

romance ‎(plural romances)

1. A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc.
2. An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
3. A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
4. Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
5. A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
6. A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
7. An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
8. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.

   His life was a romance.

9. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.

   a girl full of romance

10. (music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.

Antonyms

• (intimate relationship): platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love (with respect to intimacy)

Derived terms

• romantic

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:romance.

Translations

intimate relationship, love affair

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戀愛 (zh), 恋爱 (zh) ‎(liàn'ài)

• Finnish: romanssi
• French: romance (fr) f, idylle (fr) f
• German: Romanze (de) f, Liebeserlebnis n
• Hungarian: románc (hu)
• Italian: storia d'amore
• Japanese: 恋愛 (ja) ‎(れんあい, ren'ai), ロマンス ‎(romansu), 恋 (ja) ‎(こい, koi)

• Manx: cooish ghraih f
• Maori: mate kanehe
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: romanse m

  Nynorsk: romanse m

• Polish: romans (pl) m
• Portuguese: romance (pt) m
• Russian: рома́н (ru) m ‎(román)
• Spanish: romance (es) m

strong obsession or attachment

• Finnish: intohimo

idealized love

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浪漫的愛情, 浪漫的爱情 ‎(làngmàn de àiqíng)

• Finnish: romanttinen rakkaus
• French: romance (fr) f, amour romantique m, idylle (fr) f
• German: romantische Liebe f
• Italian: romanticheria f, idillio (it) m

• Japanese: ロマンチック・ラブ ‎(romanchikku-rabu), ロマンチックな愛 ‎(romanchikku na ai)
• Russian: романти́ческая любо́вь f ‎(romantíčeskaja ljubóvʹ), рома́н (ru) m ‎(román)

mysterious, fascinating quality

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浪漫 (zh) ‎(làngmàn), 羅曼蒂克 (zh), 罗曼蒂克 (zh) ‎(luómàndìkè)

• Finnish: kiehtova piirre

• Italian: poesia (it) f, atmosfera fantasiosa f
• Russian: рома́нтика (ru) f ‎(romántika)

story or novel dealing with idealized love

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戀愛小說, 恋爱小说 ‎(liàn'ài xiǎoshuō), 愛情小說, 爱情小说 ‎(àiqíng xiǎoshuō)

• Finnish: romanttinen kertomus; rakkausromaani
• French: (song or story) romance (fr) f
• German: Romanze (de) f
• Italian: (d'amore) ^{(please verify)} romanzo m
• Japanese: ロマンス ‎(romansu), 伝奇小説 ‎(でんきしょうせつ, denki shōsetsu), 伝奇 ‎(でんき, denki)

• Khmer: ប្រលោមលោក (km) ‎(bro loam loak)
• Latin: fābula (la) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: romanse m

  Nynorsk: romanse m

• Russian: (song or story) рома́нс (ru) m ‎(románs), (romanticism) рома́нтика (ru) f ‎(romántika), романти́ческая по́весть f ‎(romantíčeskaja póvestʹ)

embellished account

• Finnish: romanttinen tarina

• Italian: esagerazione fantasiosa f
• Maori: kōrero takuahi

story relating to chivalry

• Finnish: ritaritarina, ritariballadi

series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances

dreamy, imaginative habit of mind

• Finnish: haaveellisuus (fi), romanttisuus (fi)

music: sentimental ballad

• Finnish: romanssi

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: romanse m

  Nynorsk: romanse m

Verb

romance ‎(third-person singular simple present romances, present participle romancing, simple past and past participle romanced)

1. Woo; court.
2. (intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.

Anagrams

• Cameron, Cremona, nom race

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish romance, itself probably a borrowing from either Old French romanz or Old Provençal romans, meaning a narrative work in the vernacular speech, from Vulgar Latin *romanĭce ‎(“in a Roman manner”), compare Medieval Latin rōmānice, ultimately from Latin rōmānicus. See also roman ‎(“novel”).

Noun

romance f ‎(plural romances)

1. a ballad; a love song
   • 1972, Pierre Delanoë (lyrics), Michel Fugain (music), “Une belle histoire [A Beautiful Story]”, performed by Michel Fugain and the Big Bazar:

     C’est un beau roman, c’est une belle histoire. C’est une romance d’aujourd’hui.

     It's beautiful tale, it's a beautiful story. It's a love song of today.

Verb

romance

1. first-person singular present indicative of romancer
2. third-person singular present indicative of romancer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of romancer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of romancer
5. second-person singular imperative of romancer

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Interlingua

Adjective

romance ‎(comparative plus romance, superlative le plus romance)

1. Romance

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Provençal romans, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē ‎(“in a Roman manner”), from Latin rōmānicus ‎(“Roman”), from rōmānus ‎(“Roman”), from Rōma ‎(“Rome”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁo.ˈmɐ̃.si/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ho.ˈmɐ̃.se/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁu.ˈmɐ̃.sɨ/
• Hyphenation: ro‧man‧ce

Noun

romance m (plural romances)

1. (literature) novel (work of prose fiction)
2. romance; love affair

Synonyms

• (love affair): caso

Derived terms

• romance de folhetim

Related terms

Roma romança romancear romanceiro

romanche romancice romancismo romancista

romanço romançório romano romântico

romanticidade romanticismo romantismo romantizar

Adjective

romance m, f ‎(plural romances, not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Romance (of the languages derived from Latin)

Synonyms

• neolatim, romanço, românico

Derived terms

• reto-romance

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Provençal romans, or Old French romanz, from Vulgar Latin *romanĭce, compare Medieval Latin rōmānice, ultimately from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus. Cognates include Old French romanz, whence the modern French noun roman ‎(“novel”).

Adjective

romance m, f ‎(plural romances)

1. Romance

Synonyms

• románico

Derived terms

• lengua romance

Noun

romance m ‎(plural romances)

1. romance, love affair
2. novel
3. Spanish (language)

Synonyms

• (novel): novela
• (Spanish language): castellano, español

Verb

romance

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of romanzar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of romanzar.