Romance | Mean of romance in English Dictionary

/roʊˈmæns/

• Noun
• an exciting and usually short relationship between lovers
1. They had a brief romance when they were younger.
2. a summer romance
3. They've ended their romance.
4. Their friendship blossomed into romance.
5. a tale of love and romance
• the feeling of being in love
1. After only three years together, the romance in their relationship was gone.
• an exciting story often set in the past
1. a medieval romance

• a love story
1. She likes reading paperback romances.
2. an old-fashioned Hollywood romance
3. a romance novel
• the quality of something that makes it exciting and attractive
1. the romance of the old West
2. The novel evoked the romance of Paris in the 20s.
• the excitement or emotional attraction that people feel for something
1. a book about America's romance with the open road
• Verb
• to have or try to have a romantic relationship with (someone)
1. He was always romancing younger women.
2. She was romanced by several wealthy young men.
• to give special attention to (someone) in order to get something that you want from that person
1. The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.
2. a college athlete who's being romanced by several pro teams
• to talk about something in a way that makes it seem better than it really is
1. They were romancing about the past.