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  ROMANCE, n.  Fiction that owes no allegiance to the God of Things as
  They Are.  In the novel the writer's thought is tethered to
  probability, as a domestic horse to the hitching-post, but in romance
  it ranges at will over the entire region of the imagination -- free,
  lawless, immune to bit and rein.  Your novelist is a poor creature, as
  Carlyle might say -- a mere reporter.  He may invent his characters
  and plot, but he must not imagine anything taking place that might not
  occur, albeit his entire narrative is candidly a lie.  Why he imposes
  this hard condition on himself, and "drags at each remove a
  lengthening chain" of his own forging he can explain in ten thick
  volumes without illuminating by so much as a candle's ray the black
  profound of his own ignorance of the matter.  There are great novels,
  for great writers have "laid waste their powers" to write them, but it
  remains true that far and away the most fascinating fiction that we
  have is "The Thousand and One Nights."

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Romance, AR
    Zip code(s): 72136
  Romance, WV
    Zip code(s): 25248

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Romance \Ro*mance"\, n. [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF.
     romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL.
     Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e.,
     in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language
     of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions
     written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr.
     Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt,
     Romansch, Romanza.]
     1. A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in
        meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose,
        such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of
        Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of
        novel, especially one which treats of surprising
        adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale
        of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
        ``Romances that been royal.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and
              religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages,
              especially those known as romances. These, such as
              we now know them, and such as display the
              characteristics above mentioned, were originally
              metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the
              north of France.                      --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events,
        resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship,
        or his life, was a romance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to
        ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were
        originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now
        developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the
        Romanic languages).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mus.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short
        instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. a love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their
        deep affection openly, by romantic gestures.
        [PJC]
  
     Syn: Fable; novel; fiction; tale.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Romance \Ro*mance"\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as
     Romance.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Romance \Ro*mance"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romanced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Romancing.]
     To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A very brave officer, but apt to romance. --Walpole.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Romance \Ro*mance"\, n. [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF.
     romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL.
     Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e.,
     in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language
     of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions
     written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr.
     Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt,
     Romansch, Romanza.]
     1. A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in
        meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose,
        such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of
        Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of
        novel, especially one which treats of surprising
        adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale
        of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
        ``Romances that been royal.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and
              religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages,
              especially those known as romances. These, such as
              we now know them, and such as display the
              characteristics above mentioned, were originally
              metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the
              north of France.                      --Hallam.
  
     2. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events,
        resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship,
        or his life, was a romance.
  
     3. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to
        ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
  
     4. The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were
        originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now
        developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the
        Romanic languages).
  
     5. (Mus.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short
        instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Romance \Ro*mance"\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as
     Romance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Romance \Ro*mance"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romanced; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Romancing.]
     To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
  
           A very brave officer, but apt to romance. --Walpole.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Romance
       adj : relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance
             languages" [syn: Latin]
       n 1: a relationship between two lovers [syn: love affair]
       2: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or
          adventure) [syn: romanticism]
       3: the group of languages derived from Latin [syn: Romance
          language, Latinian language]
       4: a story dealing with love [syn: love story]
       5: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday
          life
       v 1: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary" [syn:
             woo, court, solicit]
       2: have a love affair with
       3: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
          guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
          husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up, flirt,
           dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, philander,
          mash]
       4: tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his
          trip to an exotic country"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     Γαλλικά n.
     το ειδύλλιο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     French n.
     a ballad; a love song
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr romancer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Interlingua a.
     Romance
     Interlingua n.
     novel
     n.
     1 A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes,
  adventures, quests, etc.
     2 A tale of high adventure.
     3 An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
     4 A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
     5 idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
     6 A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
     7 A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
     8 An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
     9 An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those
  narrated in romances.
     10 A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what
  is real.
     11 (lb en music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To woo; to court.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry,
  letters, etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to
  build castle in the air.
     Spanish a.
     Romance
     Spanish n.
     1 (l es romance), love affair
     2 (l es romance) (q: genre)
     3 novel
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: romanzar)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Romance
     a.
     Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence
  and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian,
  Catalan, Occitan, etc.
     n.
     The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar
  Latin. (from 17th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     n.
     1 A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes,
  adventures, quests, etc.
     2 A tale of high adventure.
     3 An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
     4 A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
     5 idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
     6 A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
     7 A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
     8 An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
     9 An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those
  narrated in romances.
     10 A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what
  is real.
     11 (lb en music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To woo; to court.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry,
  letters, etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to
  build castle in the air.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Romance
     a.
     Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence
  and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian,
  Catalan, Occitan, etc.
     n.
     The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar
  Latin. (from 17th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     French n.
     a ballad; a love song
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr romancer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it romancio)
     Portuguese a.
     (lb pt linguistics) Romance (gloss: of the languages derived from
  Latin)
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt literature) novel (gloss: work of prose fiction)
     2 (l en romance); love affair

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Romance
     a.
     Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence
  and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian,
  Catalan, Occitan, etc.
     n.
     The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar
  Latin. (from 17th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     French n.
     a ballad; a love song
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr romancer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Interlingua a.
     Romance
     Interlingua n.
     novel
     n.
     1 A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes,
  adventures, quests, etc.
     2 A tale of high adventure.
     3 An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
     4 A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
     5 idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
     6 A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
     7 A story or novel dealing with idealized love.
     8 An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.
     9 An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those
  narrated in romances.
     10 A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what
  is real.
     11 (lb en music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To woo; to court.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry,
  letters, etc.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to
  build castle in the air.
     Spanish a.
     Romance
     Spanish n.
     1 (l es romance), love affair
     2 (l es romance) (q: genre)
     3 novel
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: romanzar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Romance
     a.
     Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence
  and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian,
  Catalan, Occitan, etc.
     n.
     The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar
  Latin. (from 17th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     Espanja a.
     (''kielitiede'') romaaninen
     Espanja n.
     1 espanjan kieli
     2 romanssi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  romance
     Franska n.
     romans
     Portugisiska n.
     1 romans
     2 (tagg litteratur språk=pt) roman

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Romance /ɹəʊmˈans/
  الرومانسية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Romance /ɹəʊmˈans/ 
  рома́нски
  of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  romance //ɹoʊˈmæns// //ɹəˈmæns// //ˈɹoʊˌmæns// //ˈɹəʊˌmæns// 
  1. неби́валица
  embellished account
  2. любо́вна исто́рия
  intimate relationship, love affair
  3. рома́нс
  music: sentimental ballad
  4. ри́царски рома́н 2.
  story or novel dealing with idealized love
   3.
  story relating to chivalry