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romance
CEFRA2
/rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A feeling or relationship involving love and emotional excitement.
- 02
verb
To try to gain someone's love or interest.
Examples
His romance was the talk of the town.
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At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- /roˈmæns/
- /roʊˈmæn(t)s/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
More examples
In contextShe was so full of romance she would forget what she was supposed to be doing.
the romance of cruising down the Nile.
His life was a romance.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English romauns, roumance, borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French romanz, romans (the vernacular language of France, as opposed to Latin), from Medieval Latin rōmānicē, Vulgar Latin rōmānicē (“in the Roman language”, adverb), from Latin rōmānicus (“roman”, adjective) from rōmānus (“a Roman”). Doublet of Romansch.