Meaning of "romance" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROMANCE

Romauns, from Old French romans, ultimately from Latin Rōmānicus Roman.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ROMANCE

romance  [rəˈmæns]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROMANCE

Romance is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb romance in English.

WHAT DOES ROMANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Romance

Romance or romantic usually refers to Romance, love emphasizing emotion over libido. It may also refer to...

Definition of romance in the English dictionary

The first definition of romance in the dictionary is a love affair, esp an intense and happy but short-lived affair involving young people. Other definition of romance is love, esp romantic love idealized for its purity or beauty. Romance is also a spirit of or inclination for adventure, excitement, or mystery.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ROMANCE

PRESENT

Present

I romance

you romance

he/she/it romances

we romance

you romance

they romance

Present continuous

I am romancing

you are romancing

he/she/it is romancing

we are romancing

you are romancing

they are romancing

Present perfect

I have romanced

you have romanced

he/she/it has romanced

we have romanced

you have romanced

they have romanced

Present perfect continuous

I have been romancing

you have been romancing

he/she/it has been romancing

we have been romancing

you have been romancing

they have been romancing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I romanced

you romanced

he/she/it romanced

we romanced

you romanced

they romanced

Past continuous

I was romancing

you were romancing

he/she/it was romancing

we were romancing

you were romancing

they were romancing

Past perfect

I had romanced

you had romanced

he/she/it had romanced

we had romanced

you had romanced

they had romanced

Past perfect continuous

I had been romancing

you had been romancing

he/she/it had been romancing

we had been romancing

you had been romancing

they had been romancing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will romance

you will romance

he/she/it will romance

we will romance

you will romance

they will romance

Future continuous

I will be romancing

you will be romancing

he/she/it will be romancing

we will be romancing

you will be romancing

they will be romancing

Future perfect

I will have romanced

you will have romanced

he/she/it will have romanced

we will have romanced

you will have romanced

they will have romanced

Future perfect continuous

I will have been romancing

you will have been romancing

he/she/it will have been romancing

we will have been romancing

you will have been romancing

they will have been romancing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would romance

you would romance

he/she/it would romance

we would romance

you would romance

they would romance

Conditional continuous

I would be romancing

you would be romancing

he/she/it would be romancing

we would be romancing

you would be romancing

they would be romancing

Conditional perfect

I would have romance

you would have romance

he/she/it would have romance

we would have romance

you would have romance

they would have romance

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been romancing

you would have been romancing

he/she/it would have been romancing

we would have been romancing

you would have been romancing

they would have been romancing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you romance
we let´s romance
you romance

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to romance

Past participle

romanced

Present Participle

romancing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ROMANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «romance» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of romance

absurdity · adventure · affair · affection · amour · ardour · attachment · charm · chase · colour · court · date · exaggerate · exaggeration · excitement · exoticness · fabrication · fairy tale · falsehood · fantasize · fantasy · fascination · fiction · glamour · idyll · intimacy · intrigue · invention · legend · liaison · lie · love · love affair · love story · melodrama · mystery · nostalgia · novel · passion · pursue · relationship · run after · sentiment · serenade · story · sue · take out · tale · tall story · tear-jerker · urban legend · urban myth · walk out with · woo

TRANSLATION OF ROMANCE

Find out the translation of romance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of romance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «romance» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 浪漫史
• Translator English - Spanish: idilio
• English: romance
• Translator English - Hindi: रोमांस
• Translator English - Arabic: رُومَانْسِيَّة
• Translator English - Russian: роман
• Translator English - Portuguese: romance
• Translator English - Bengali: রোমান-fleuve
• Translator English - French: idylle
• Translator English - Malay: Roman-fleuve
• Translator English - German: Romanze
• Translator English - Japanese: 恋愛
• Translator English - Korean: 로맨스
• Translator English - Javanese: Roman-fleuve
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mối tình
• Translator English - Tamil: ரோமன்-fleuve
• Translator English - Marathi: रोमन-फ्लाईट्यू
• Translator English - Turkish: destansı Roman
• Translator English - Italian: storia d’amore
• Translator English - Polish: romans
• Translator English - Ukrainian: роман
• Translator English - Romanian: romance
• Translator English - Greek: ρομάντσο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: romanse
• Translator English - Swedish: romans
• Translator English - Norwegian: romanse

10 QUOTES WITH «ROMANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word romance.

1

Waris Ahluwalia

Someone gives jewelry, and there's a bit of romance. If you buy it from a store, the store is trying to romance you. Even when I'm making the jewelry, I have to be romanced.

2

Randy Alcorn

It's not just what Christian fiction lacks I appreciate - it's what it offers. The variety is vast: contemporary, historical, suspense, mysteries, adventure, young adult, romance, fantasy, science fiction.

3

Elizabeth Ashley

In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes.

4

Jean M. Auel

My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small press publications and various other journals, including some usually devoted to archaeological and other science material.

5

Honore de Balzac

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.

6

P. T. Barnum

A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.

7

Ray Bradbury

The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance - the idea that anything is possible.

8

Suzanne Brockmann

The lust and attraction are often a given in a romance novel - I want to dig into the elements of true friendship that form a foundation for a solid, gonna-last-forever romantic relationship.

9

Gerard Butler

It was always a dream as I was growing up. I would watch movies, mostly American movies, and be so engrossed in those stories, all I wanted to do was be there. I wanted to be part of that romance or that fantasy or be that warrior or that struggling soul who finally makes it good.

10

Charlie Chaplin

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROMANCE»

Discover the use of romance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to romance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fifty Shades of Grey

Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, Fifty Shades of Grey is available now as an unabridged audiobook.

E. L. James, 2012

Fifty Shades of Grey

Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, this is a novel that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you for ever.

E L James, 2012

Romance

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series.

Joseph Conrad, F. M. Hueffer, 2006

Romance

The case for 'romance' as a concept is presented clearly and imaginatively, arguing that its usefulness to contemporary critics can be maintained if it is regarded as a literary strategy rather than a fixed genre.

Barbara Fuchs, 2004

The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says About Love, Sex, and ...

" Wise and engaging, The Book of Romance digs deep into the Song of Solomon and what it says about the Bible's most passionate lovers.

Tommy Nelson, 1998

A Natural History of the Romance Novel

The romance novel has the strange distinction of being the most popular but least respected of literary genres.

Pamela Regis, 2011

The Romance Languages

Available again, this book discusses nine Romance languages in context of their common Latin origins and then in individual studies.

Martin Harris, Nigel Vincent, 2003

The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in ...

This book covers nearly a thousand years of translated texts in a broad range of genres, from the early chronicles and Welsh verse through Sir Thomas Malory.

James J. Wilhelm, 1994

Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and ...

A study of the popular plot formulas, and chief practitioners, of the detective and crime story, western, and social melodrama, assessing their artistic and cultural significance

John G. Cawelti, 1977

Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction

Describes the changes which led from colloquial Latin to the five major Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Ti Alkire, Carol Rosen, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROMANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term romance is used in the context of the following news items.

'Modern Romance:' Love In The Age Of Demography

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Norman Reedus & Emily Kinney: Fans Hope 'The Walking Dead …

OMG! Could Norman Reedus and Emily Kinney actually be dating? You guys, how fabulous would this be? When the news of the rumored romance broke on ... «Hollywood Life, Jun 15»

Will Tate Donovan Romance Allison Janney on Masters of Sex?

The actor will guest-star in two episodes of Showtime's sexy period drama, in which he'll play opposite Allison Janney in her Emmy-winning role. Josh Charles is ... «TV Guide, May 15»

​Excerpt: "A Fine Romance" by Candice Bergen

In "A Fine Romance," published by CBS' Simon & Schuster, Bergen writes about the romances of her life, the most precious of which is the one she shares with ... «CBS News, Apr 15»

Mariah Carey and Brett Ratner Fuel Romance Rumors in the …

Days after the Grammy-winning singer denied she was dating the Rush Hour director, the longtime pals were spotted strolling arm in arm — along with another ... «Yahoo Celebrity UK, Mar 15»

Jamie Foxx DENIES one-year romance with Katie Holmes

People also chimed in, with a source stating, 'This is not some intense romance. Jamie and Katie are friends and have been for a long time. They are two adults ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

Inside Katie Holmes, Jamie Foxx's Secret Romance: See the First …

Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx A year-and-a-half after they first hooked up, Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx are still (secretly!) going strong Credit: Splash News. «Us Magazine, Mar 15»

Victorian Romance Meets 'House Of Cards' In 'Mr. And Mrs. Disraeli'

A climb "to the top of a greasy pole" are the immortal words coined by 19th century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli to describe his rise to political power. «NPR, Feb 15»

Chicago P.D. Boss on Linstead's Rocky Road, Antonio's New …

They're more of an immediate romance but when it's got to cool off, it's got to cool off quickly because there's no Voight looming over Dawson and Casey. «TV Guide, Feb 15»

Inside Katy Perry and John Mayer's Rekindled Romance: 'They Are …

Inside Katy Perry and John Mayer's Rekindled Romance: 'They Are in Love' ... For more on Perry and Mayer's romance, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE ... «People Magazine, Jan 15»