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Added 7 October 2026

romance

/rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/ noun

In Latin: fābula Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about romance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A relationship between two lovers.
An exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure).
The group of languages derived from Latin.

verb

Make amorous advances towards.
John is courting Mary
Have a love affair with.
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.
The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries

adjective

Relating to languages derived from Latin.
Romance languages

Origin

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.

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