American English pronunciation
How to pronounce romance
IPA transcription: [ɹoʊ'mæns]
Pronunciation variants: [ɹoʊ'mæns]['ɹoʊmæns]
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Noun
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a relationship between two lovers
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an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
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the group of languages derived from Latin
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a story dealing with love
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a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
Verb
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make amorous advances towards
“John is courting Mary”
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talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
“The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries”
“My husband never flirts with other women”
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have a love affair with
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tell romantic or exaggerated lies
“This author romanced his trip to an exotic country”
Adjective
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relating to languages derived from Latin
“Romance languages”
Usage examples
- This was followed by "Adashino", a tragic romance set in the Nara period.
- The main theme of most of his writings is romance.
- At a party, Nolan reportedly romanced Lacey's girlfriend, after which Lacey left the band.
- Several verses of this cycle became musical romances, one of them, Forgive!
- Steph had several romances throughout her time in the series.
- The Earth sections focus on the romance of Edward Lessingham and his wife Mary.
- This one is for romance...!
- Renault concludes that the romance with Barsine was invented retrospectively to validate Heracles' parentage.
- In another version she finds romance with the farmer's son.
- For a romantic comedy, Magikano has precious little romance.