romance

Definitions of romance in various dictionaries:

noun - a relationship between two lovers

noun - an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

noun - the group of languages derived from Latin

noun - a story dealing with love

noun - a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

verb - make amorous advances towards

verb - have a love affair with

verb - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

verb - tell romantic or exaggerated lies

adj - relating to languages derived from Latin

A love affair.

Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people, especially that characterized by a high level of purity and devotion; love: They kept the romance alive in their marriage for 35 years.

A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something: a childhood romance with the sea.

A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful: “These fine old guns often have a romance clinging to them” (Richard Jeffries).

A long medieval narrative in prose or verse that tells of the adventures and heroic exploits of chivalric heroes: an Arthurian romance.

A long, fictitious tale of heroes and extraordinary or mysterious events.

The class of literature constituted by such tales.

An artistic work, such as a novel, story, or film, that deals with sexual love, especially in an idealized form.

The class or style of such works.

A fictitiously embellished account or explanation: We have been given speculation and romance instead of the facts.

A lyrical, tender, usually sentimental song or short instrumental piece.

To invent, write, or tell romances.

To think or behave in a romantic manner.

To make love to; court or woo.

To have a love affair with.

verb - to seek the affection of