romance


Romance (http://definr.com/Romance)

     adj : relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance
           languages" [syn: Romance, 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, {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"