Romance
noun
A feeling of excitement connected with love.
Jim and Sarah fell in love, and their romance lasted for years.
Often appears as...
- fall in romance
- true romance
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Approving
noun
A story about love.
She loves reading romance novels set in the Victorian era.
Often appears as...
- romance novel
- romance story
noun
A close, usually short relationship of love between two people.
They had a whirlwind romance and married within a month.
Often appears as...
- summer romance
- brief romance
noun
A quality of feeling of mystery and excitement.
There's a certain romance to travelling by train.
Often appears as...
- sense of romance
- air of romance
verb
To try to make someone love you or have a sexual relationship with you.
He was romancing her, not knowing she was already taken.
Often appears as...
- romance someone
- romance with someone
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Colloquial
verb
To talk or write about something in a way that makes it seem better than it really is.
He has a tendency to romance his youth.
Often appears as...
- romance the past
- romance an idea
noun
A feeling of excitement connected with love.
Jim and Sarah fell in love, and their romance lasted for years.
Often appears as...
- fall in romance
- true romance
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A story about love.
She loves reading romance novels set in the Victorian era.
Often appears as...
- romance novel
- romance story
noun
A close, usually short relationship of love between two people.
They had a whirlwind romance and married within a month.
Often appears as...
- summer romance
- brief romance
noun
A quality of feeling of mystery and excitement.
There's a certain romance to travelling by train.
Often appears as...
- sense of romance
- air of romance
verb
To try to make someone love you or have a sexual relationship with you.
He was romancing her, not knowing she was already taken.
Often appears as...
- romance someone
- romance with someone
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To talk or write about something in a way that makes it seem better than it really is.
He has a tendency to romance his youth.
Often appears as...
- romance the past
- romance an idea
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Connection
Use 'romance' to talk about strong feelings of love that are exciting and make people happy.
Their romance made them forget all their worries.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Physical
'Romance' often implies emotional intimacy rather than just physical attraction.
The movie showed the romance between the characters, not just their attraction.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Connection
Use 'romance' to talk about strong feelings of love that are exciting and make people happy.
Their romance made them forget all their worries.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Physical
'Romance' often implies emotional intimacy rather than just physical attraction.
The movie showed the romance between the characters, not just their attraction.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Connection
Use 'romance' to talk about strong feelings of love that are exciting and make people happy.
Their romance made them forget all their worries.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Physical
'Romance' often implies emotional intimacy rather than just physical attraction.
The movie showed the romance between the characters, not just their attraction.
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Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
Yeah. and this has to be said, this is a female and this brings me to my next revelation. Well, hold on. Hold on, hold on a moment. Go on. Just got to have a little bit of time for romance. We love science but a little bit of romance is nice as well We love a bit of romance. I'm actually touching something.
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The science of...
so the other senses can investigate. The nose's contribution to romance is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source
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How I hacked online...
questions like, are you a dog person or a cat person? Do you like horror films or romance films? I'm not looking for a pen pal. I'm looking for a husband. Right? So there's a certain amount of superficiality in that data. So I said fine, I've got a new plan.
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Why we love, why we...
we're moving towards a collaborative society, a society in which the talents of both men and women are becoming understood and valued and employed. But in fact, women moving into the job market is having a huge impact on sex and romance and family life.
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
entered the modern world whose images of romance stand in sharp contrast to polyamory but polyamory here faces a bigger threat education as more people are becoming more educated we are also practicing family planning if a father
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Connected, but alone? PIPE...
may be taking us, what it might be costing us. We're smitten with technology. And we're afraid, like young lovers, that too much talking might spoil the romance. But it's time to talk.
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Technology hasn't...
In fact, the greatest change in modern romance and family life is not technology. It's not even slow love. It's actually women piling into the job market in cultures around the world.
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Why should you read "One...
and tangled narrative, One Hundred Years of Solitude is not an easy book to read. But it’s a deeply rewarding one, with an epic assortment of intense romances, civil war,
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Let’s put the romance...
of the unknown where is the magic we are at risk of engineering the romance out of our lives romance which perhaps is the ultimate differential in a world of maximizers
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Best of Wild Animals...
but again a bear assists in the filming of its life story seal it with a kiss the couple's whirlwind romance will last
Video examples
Deep Sea Anglerfish Sex...
Yeah. and this has to be said, this is a female and this brings me to my next revelation. Well, hold on. Hold on, hold on a moment. Go on. Just got to have a little bit of time for romance. We love science but a little bit of romance is nice as well We love a bit of romance. I'm actually touching something.
Video examples
The science of...
so the other senses can investigate. The nose's contribution to romance is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source
Video examples
How I hacked online...
questions like, are you a dog person or a cat person? Do you like horror films or romance films? I'm not looking for a pen pal. I'm looking for a husband. Right? So there's a certain amount of superficiality in that data. So I said fine, I've got a new plan.
Video examples
Why we love, why we...
we're moving towards a collaborative society, a society in which the talents of both men and women are becoming understood and valued and employed. But in fact, women moving into the job market is having a huge impact on sex and romance and family life.
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
entered the modern world whose images of romance stand in sharp contrast to polyamory but polyamory here faces a bigger threat education as more people are becoming more educated we are also practicing family planning if a father
Video examples
Connected, but alone? PIPE...
may be taking us, what it might be costing us. We're smitten with technology. And we're afraid, like young lovers, that too much talking might spoil the romance. But it's time to talk.
Video examples
Technology hasn't...
In fact, the greatest change in modern romance and family life is not technology. It's not even slow love. It's actually women piling into the job market in cultures around the world.
Video examples
Why should you read "One...
and tangled narrative, One Hundred Years of Solitude is not an easy book to read. But it’s a deeply rewarding one, with an epic assortment of intense romances, civil war,
Video examples
Let’s put the romance...
of the unknown where is the magic we are at risk of engineering the romance out of our lives romance which perhaps is the ultimate differential in a world of maximizers
Video examples
Best of Wild Animals...
but again a bear assists in the filming of its life story seal it with a kiss the couple's whirlwind romance will last
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Quote examples
Steve Harvey
American Actor
I think there are so many books out there written on relationships and romance that women are the authors of. How can women know exactly how men think? And there are so many guys out there with relationship books who are just not telling the truth. They have shaded parts.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.
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Ang Lee
Chinese Director
I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.
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Rosamund Pike
British Actress
I think it's one of the great enrichments of life, romance.
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Deepti Naval
Indian Actress
Choosing death is no solution, romancing life is a choice.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
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Robert Wilson
American Director
There hasn't been a great romance in my life.
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Dar Williams
American Musician
Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.
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Karen Robards
American Author
My parents did not encourage romances.
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Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
I encourage interoffice romance.
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Steve Harvey
American Actor
I think there are so many books out there written on relationships and romance that women are the authors of. How can women know exactly how men think? And there are so many guys out there with relationship books who are just not telling the truth. They have shaded parts.
Quote examples
Zig Ziglar
American Author
Husbands and wives, first be faithful to each other. Second, keep the romance going all of your life by courting each other every day.
Quote examples
Ang Lee
Chinese Director
I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.
Quote examples
Rosamund Pike
British Actress
I think it's one of the great enrichments of life, romance.
Quote examples
Deepti Naval
Indian Actress
Choosing death is no solution, romancing life is a choice.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
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Robert Wilson
American Director
There hasn't been a great romance in my life.
Quote examples
Dar Williams
American Musician
Therapy was the biggest romance of my life.
Quote examples
Karen Robards
American Author
My parents did not encourage romances.
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Chelsea Handler
American Comedian
I encourage interoffice romance.
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