romance

See also: Romance, românce, and romancé

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: rō-măns', IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈmæns/, /ˈɹoʊˌmæns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈmæns/, /ˈɹoʊˌmæns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈmɑːns/, /ˈɹəʊˌmɑːns/ (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

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• Rhymes: -æns, -ænts, -ɑːns, -ɑːnts

Etymology

From Middle English romauns, roumance, from Anglo-Norman and Old French romanz, romant ‘in the vernacular language (of France)’ (vs. in Latin), from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, Vulgar Latin *rōmānicē (adv.) ‘in the Roman language’, from rōmānicus (adj.) ‘Roman’, from rōmānus ‘a Roman’.

Noun

romance (plural romances)

1. An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
2. A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
3. Love which is pure or beautiful.
4. A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
5. A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
6. An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
7. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.

   His life was a romance.

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

   a girl full of romance

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

Antonyms

• platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Translations

Intimate relationship, love affair

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戀愛, 恋爱 (zh) (liàn'ài)

• Finnish: romanssi
• French: romance (fr) f, idylle (fr) f
• German: Romanze (de) f, Liebeserlebnis n
• Hungarian: románc
• 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
• Polish: romans (pl) m
• Portuguese: romance (pt) m
• Russian: роман (ru) m (román)
• Spanish: romance (es) m

Strong obsession or attachment

Pure love

• Chinese:

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

• 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: романтическая любовь f (romantíčeskaja ljubóvʹ), роман (ru) m (román)

Exciting quality

• Chinese:

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

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

Story dealing with idealised love

• Chinese:

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

• French: (song or story) romance (fr) f
• German: Romanze (de) f
• Italian: romanzo (it) m (d'amore)

• 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
• Russian: (song or story) романс (ru) m (románs), (romanticism) романтика (ru) f (romántika), романтическая повесть f (romantíčeskaja póvestʹ)

Embellished account

• Italian: esagerazione fantasiosa f

Derived terms

• bromance
• womance

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

Noun

romance f (plural romances)

1. ballad, love song

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

From Old Provençal romans, from Medieval Latin, Late 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

From Old Provençal romans, 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.