romance
An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
Noun 4 meanings
An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
A story, novel, film, etc., centred around an idealized love relationship.
Verb 3 meanings
To woo; to court.
To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air.
Etymology
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”).
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ROMANCE at a glance
ROMANCE has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,109 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with romance
All rhymes- SINCE7
- ONCE6
- EXPERIENCE21
- CHANCE13
- PERFORMANCE20
- EVIDENCE14
- SCIENCE11
- CONFERENCE17
- DIFFERENCE19
- INSURANCE11
- DANCE8
- DISTANCE11
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