Contents |
English
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English romans, roumance < Old French romanz, romant < Vulgar Latin *romanice. Cognate to Italian romanzo (“‘novel, romance’”) and romanzo (“‘Romance (language)’”).
Noun
|
Singular romance |
Plural romances |
romance (plural romances)
- An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
- A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
- Love which is pure or beautiful.
- A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
- A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
- An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
Quotations
For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Verb
|
Infinitive to romance |
Third person singular romances |
Simple past romanced |
Past participle romanced |
Present participle romancing |
to romance (third-person singular simple present romances, present participle romancing, simple past and past participle romanced)
- Woo; court.
- (intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
romance f.
- novel (work of prose fiction)
This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at novel. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see romance in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2010
Spanish
Etymology
From Provençal (Occitan) romans < Vulgar Latin *romanĭce. Cognates include Old French romanz, whence the modern French noun roman (“‘novel’”).[1]
Adjective
romance m. and f. (plural romances)
Noun
romance m. (plural romances)
|
Singular romance m. |
Plural romances m. |
Synonyms
- (novel): novela
Verb
romance (infinitive romanzar)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of romanzar.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
References
- Notes:
- ^ 1964 Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand, “romance”, in Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse:
|
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:39:04 GMT+00:00
With Marriott San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel Package Marketwire (press release) san antonio, TX--(Marketwire - July 30, 2010) - Nothing says romance better than luxury accommodations and the River Walk of San Antonio, Texas. ...
