romance
Main Entry: ro·mance
Pronunciation: \rō-ˈman(t)s, rə-; ˈrō-ˌ\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman
Date: 14th century
1 a (1): a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2): a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3): a love story especially in the form of a novel b: a class of such literature
2: something (as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact
3: an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity
4: love affair
5capitalized : the Romance languages
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ro·manced; ro·manc·ing
Date: 1655
intransitive verb
1 : to exaggerate or invent detail or incident
2 : to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas
transitive verb
1 : to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery
2 : to carry on a love affair with
Funny how a word can have a generally positive connotation (I don't think any girl or woman doesn't have at least a small desire to be romanced) can have such an unappealing definition. Language is funny I guess. But then again, so are all who use it I suppose.
Pronunciation: \rō-ˈman(t)s, rə-; ˈrō-ˌ\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman
Date: 14th century
1 a (1): a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2): a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3): a love story especially in the form of a novel b: a class of such literature
2: something (as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact
3: an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity
4: love affair
5capitalized : the Romance languages
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ro·manced; ro·manc·ing
Date: 1655
intransitive verb
1 : to exaggerate or invent detail or incident
2 : to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas
transitive verb
1 : to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery
2 : to carry on a love affair with
Funny how a word can have a generally positive connotation (I don't think any girl or woman doesn't have at least a small desire to be romanced) can have such an unappealing definition. Language is funny I guess. But then again, so are all who use it I suppose.