romance
English
Etymology
From Middle English romauns, roumance, borrowed 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”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -æns, -əʊmæns
Noun
romance (countable and uncountable, plural romances)
- A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc.
- An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
- A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
- Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
- A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
- A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
- An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
- An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.
- His life was a romance.
- A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.
- She was so full of romance she would forget what she was supposed to be doing.
- (music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:romance.
Antonyms
- (intimate relationship): platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love (with respect to intimacy)
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Verb
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- (transitive) To woo; to court.
- (intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
- (intransitive) To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Romanze, from French romance.
Pronunciation
Noun
romance f (plural romances or romancen)
- (literature, music, historical) An emotional popular-historical epic ballad. [from late 18th c.]
- (literature, music) A sentimental love song or love story.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish romance, itself probably a borrowing from either Old French romanz or Old Occitan 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
romance f (plural romances)
- a ballad; a love song
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Verb
romance
- first-person singular present indicative of romancer
- third-person singular present indicative of romancer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of romancer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of romancer
- second-person singular imperative of romancer
Interlingua
Noun
romance (plural romances)
Adjective
romance (comparative plus romance, superlative le plus romance)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan romans, from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in a Roman manner”), from Latin rōmānicus (“Roman”, adjective), from rōmānus (“Roman”, noun), from Rōma (“Rome”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ro‧man‧ce
Noun
romance m (plural romances)
- (literature) novel (work of prose fiction)
- romance; love affair
- Synonym: caso
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Adjective
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- (linguistics) Romance (of the languages derived from Latin)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan 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”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
romance m or f (masculine and feminine plural romances)
Derived terms
Noun
romance m (plural romances)
- romance, love affair
- novel
- Synonym: novela
- Spanish (language)
- Synonyms: castellano, español
Derived terms
Verb
romance
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of romanzar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
References
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Vulgar Latin
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- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/æns
- Rhymes:English/əʊmæns
- English lemmas
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- en:Music
- English transitive verbs
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- en:Love
- Dutch terms borrowed from German
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- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑnsə
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
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- Dutch feminine nouns
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- Dutch terms with historical senses
- French terms borrowed from Spanish
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- French terms derived from Old Occitan
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- Rhymes:French/ɑ̃s
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Old Occitan
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- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar