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The definition of romance
16 Definitions of: romance
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- noun, a love affair, esp an intense and happy but short-lived affair involving young people
- noun, love, esp romantic love idealized for its purity or beauty
- noun, a spirit of or inclination for adventure, excitement, or mystery
- noun, a mysterious, exciting, sentimental, or nostalgic quality, esp one associated with a place
- noun, a narrative in verse or prose, written in a vernacular language in the Middle Ages, dealing with strange and exciting adventures of chivalrous heroes
- noun, any similar narrative work dealing with events and characters remote from ordinary life
- noun, the literary genre represented by works of these kinds
- noun, (in Spanish literature) a short narrative poem, usually an epic or historical ballad
- noun, a story, novel, film, etc, dealing with love, usually in an idealized or sentimental way
- noun, an extravagant, absurd, or fantastic account or explanation
- noun, a lyrical song or short instrumental composition having a simple melody
- verb, to tell, invent, or write extravagant or romantic fictions
- verb, to tell extravagant or improbable lies
- verb, to have romantic thoughts
- verb, (of a couple) to indulge in romantic behaviour
- verb, to be romantically involved with
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| Synonyms: | love, relationship, glamour, adventure, legend, love affair, affair, intrigue, attachment, liaison | And more... |
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