Romance ¹

Definition: A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.

Romance ²

Definition: An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.

Romance ³

Definition: A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.

Romance ⁴

Definition: The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).

Romance ⁵

Definition: A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.

Romance ⁶

Definition: Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.

Romance ⁷

Definition: To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.

romance ⁸

Definition: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

romance ⁹

Definition: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

romance ¹⁰

Definition: a story dealing with love

Romance ¹¹

Definition: the group of languages derived from Latin

romance ¹²

Definition: a relationship between two lovers

romance ¹³

Definition: tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

romance ¹⁴

Definition: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

romance ¹⁵

Definition: have a love affair with

romance ¹⁶

Definition: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"

Romance ¹⁷

Definition: relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"