26984 words

romances

12 definitions • 13 examples
1
a close, usually short relationship of love between two people:

Examples:

They got married last year after a whirlwind (= very short and unexpected) romance.
It was just a holiday romance.
Office romances are usually a bad idea.
2
the feelings and behaviour of two people who are in a loving and sexual relationship with each other:

Examples:

I felt as though all the romance had gone out of my marriage.
3
the feeling of excitement or mystery that you have from a particular experience or event:

Examples:

He loves the romance of travelling on a steam train.
4
a story about love:

Examples:

She loves reading romances.
5
a story of exciting events, especially one written or set in the past:

Examples:

medieval romances
6
to tell stories that are not true, or to describe an event in a way that makes it sound better than it was
7
to try to persuade someone to love you
8
(of a language) developed from Latin:

Examples:

9
a close relationship between two people who are in love with each other:

Examples:

[ C ] Their three-year romance never went smoothly.
10
Romance is also the feeling of comfort and pleasure you experience in a relationship with someone you love:

Examples:

[ U ] Without romance, marriage is a lot like an old habit.
11
Romance is also a quality of excitement or mystery connected with an experience or place:

Examples:

[ U ] He loves the romance of traveling by train.
12
A romance is a story of love between two people, often containing exciting events or magic:

Examples:

[ C ] He is the successful author of rollicking historical romances.

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