romance

noun

a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

a story dealing with love

the group of languages derived from Latin

an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

a relationship between two lovers

verb

tell romantic or exaggerated lies

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

have a love affair with

make amorous advances towards

adjective

relating to languages derived from Latin

Roots

romaroman- · Latin · Rome

Synonyms for romance

romanticismn amourn loven affairn flirtationn relationshipn fictionn melodraman novelizev

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Where does romance come from?

The word romance breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root roman-, from Latin roma (“Rome”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.