ENGLISH: romance - CREOLE: romans



Overview of noun romance



The noun romance has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (4) love affair, romance -- (a relationship between two lovers)

2. (1) romanticism, romance -- (an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure))

3. Romance, Romance language, Latinian language -- (the group of languages derived from Latin)

4. love story, romance -- (a story dealing with love)

5. romance -- (a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life)



Overview of verb romance



The verb romance has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. woo, court, romance, solicit -- (make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary")

2. romance -- (have a love affair with)

3. chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash -- (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women")

4. romance -- (tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country")



Overview of adj romance



The adj romance has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)



1. Romance, Latin -- (relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages")

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