romance

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• Received-Pronunciation: /rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈrəʊman(t)s/
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• General-American: /roʊˈmæn(t)s/
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• General-American: /ˈroʊˌmæn(t)s/
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• India, North: /roˈmæns/
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• India, North: [roː.mæːns]
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• India, South: /rɵˈmæns/
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• India, South: /ˈroˌmæns/
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• rhymes with -æns
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• rhymes with -əʊmæns
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From Old French romanz (“vernacular language (of France)”), from Late Latin rōmānicē, from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus + -icus. Extended in the 17th century to all languages derived from Latin.

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.

173 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: roman — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Albanian: romak — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Arabic: رُومَانْسِيّ (rōmansiyy) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Arabic: لاتيني (lātīni) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Arabic: روماني (rōmāni) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Armenian: ռոմանական (ṙomanakan) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Belarusian: рама́нскі (ramánski) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Bulgarian: рома́нски (románski) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Catalan: romànic — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Catalan: romanç — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Chinese Mandarin: 羅曼 /罗曼 (luómàn) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Chinese Mandarin: 羅馬 /罗马 (Luómǎ) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Chinese Mandarin: 拉丁 (lādīng) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Czech: románský — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Danish: romansk — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Dutch: Romaans — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Finnish: romaaninen — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• French: roman — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Galician: románico — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• German: romanisch — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Greek: ρομανικός (romanikós) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Hungarian: újlatin — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Icelandic: rómanskur — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Interlingua: romanic — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Interlingua: romance — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Italian: romanzo — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Italian: romanico — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Italian: neolatino — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Japanese: ロマンス (romansu) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Japanese: ロマン (roman) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Japanese: ローマン (rōman) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Japanese: ラテン (raten) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Korean: 로망스 (romangseu) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Latin: rōmānicus — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Norwegian Bokmål: romansk — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Norwegian Nynorsk: romansk — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Occitan: romanic — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Polish: romański — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Portuguese: românico — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Romanian: romanic — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Russian: рома́нский (románskij) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Russian: лати́нский (latínskij) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Scots: Romance — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Slovak: románsky — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Slovene: romanski — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Spanish: romance — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Swedish: romansk — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Ukrainian: рома́нський (románsʹkyj) — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Vietnamese: Rôman — of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin
• Armenian: սիրավեպ (siravep) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Belarusian: рама́н (ramán) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Bulgarian: любо́вна исто́рия (ljubóvna istórija) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Chinese Mandarin: 戀愛 /恋爱 (liàn'ài) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Chinese Mandarin: 浪漫 (làngmàn) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Finnish: romanssi — intimate relationship, love affair
• French: romance — intimate relationship, love affair
• French: idylle — intimate relationship, love affair
• German: Liebesgeschichte — intimate relationship, love affair
• German: Romanze — intimate relationship, love affair
• Greek: ρομάντζο (romántzo) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Hungarian: románc — intimate relationship, love affair
• Hungarian: szerelem — intimate relationship, love affair
• Italian: storia d'amore — intimate relationship, love affair
• Japanese: 恋愛 (ren'ai) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Japanese: ロマンス (romansu) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Japanese: 恋 (koi) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Korean: 연애 (yeonae) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Korean: 련애 (ryeonae) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Korean: 로맨스 (romaenseu) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Manx: cooish ghraih — intimate relationship, love affair
• Māori: mate kanehe — intimate relationship, love affair
• Norwegian Bokmål: romanse — intimate relationship, love affair
• Norwegian Nynorsk: romanse — intimate relationship, love affair
• Polish: romans — intimate relationship, love affair
• Portuguese: romance — intimate relationship, love affair
• Russian: рома́н (román) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Spanish: romance — intimate relationship, love affair
• Tagalog: romansa — intimate relationship, love affair
• Turkish: romans — intimate relationship, love affair
• Ukrainian: рома́н (román) — intimate relationship, love affair
• Vietnamese: lãng mạn — intimate relationship, love affair
• Finnish: intohimo — strong obsession or attachment
• Chinese Mandarin: 浪漫的愛情 /浪漫的爱情 (làngmàn de àiqíng) — idealized love
• Chinese Mandarin: 浪漫 (làngmàn) — idealized love
• Finnish: romanttinen rakkaus — idealized love
• French: romance — idealized love
• French: amour romantique — idealized love
• French: idylle — idealized love
• German: große Liebe — idealized love
• German: romantische Liebe — idealized love
• German: Minne — idealized love
• Italian: romanticheria — idealized love
• Italian: idillio — idealized love
• Japanese: ロマンチックラブ (romanchikku-rabu) — idealized love
• Japanese: ロマンチックな愛 (romanchikku na ai) — idealized love
• Japanese: ロマンス (romansu) — idealized love
• Korean: 로맨스 (romaenseu) — idealized love
• Russian: романти́ческая любо́вь (romantíčeskaja ljubóvʹ) — idealized love
• Russian: рома́н (román) — idealized love
• Vietnamese: lãng mạn — idealized love
• Chinese Mandarin: 浪漫 (làngmàn) — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Chinese Mandarin: 羅曼蒂克 /罗曼蒂克 (luómàndìkè) — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Finnish: kiehtova piirre — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Italian: poesia — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Italian: atmosfera fantasiosa — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Polish: romantyka — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Russian: рома́нтика (romántika) — mysterious, fascinating quality
• Arabic: رُومَانْسِيَّة (rūmānsiyya) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Bulgarian: ри́царски рома́н (rícarski román) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Catalan: novel·la sentimental — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Chinese Mandarin: 戀愛小說 /恋爱小说 (liàn'ài xiǎoshuō) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛情小說 /爱情小说 (àiqíng xiǎoshuō) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Chinese Mandarin: 言情小說 /言情小说 (yánqíng xiǎoshuō) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Chinese Mandarin: 言情 (yánqíng) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Finnish: romanttinen kertomus — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Finnish: rakkausromaani — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• French: romance — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• German: Liebesgeschichte — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• German: Romanze — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Japanese: ロマンス (romansu) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Japanese: 伝奇小説 (denki shōsetsu) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Japanese: 伝奇 (denki) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Khmer: ប្រលោមលោក (prɑɑlaom look) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Latin: fābula — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Māori: paki whaiāipo — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Norwegian Bokmål: romanse — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Norwegian Nynorsk: romanse — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Polish: romans — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Russian: рома́нс (románs) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Russian: рома́нтика (romántika) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Russian: романти́ческая по́весть (romantíčeskaja póvestʹ) — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Swedish: kärleksroman — story or novel dealing with idealized love
• Bulgarian: неби́валица (nebívalica) — embellished account
• Finnish: romanttinen tarina — embellished account
• Italian: esagerazione fantasiosa — embellished account
• Māori: kōrero takuahi — embellished account
• Bulgarian: ри́царски рома́н (rícarski román) — story relating to chivalry
• Catalan: romanç — story relating to chivalry
• Finnish: ritaritarina — story relating to chivalry
• Finnish: ritariballadi — story relating to chivalry
• Irish: scéal ridireachta — story relating to chivalry
• Catalan: romanço — series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances
• Esperanto: romaneco — dreamy, imaginative habit of mind
• Finnish: haaveellisuus — dreamy, imaginative habit of mind
• Finnish: romanttisuus — dreamy, imaginative habit of mind
• Arabic: رُومَانْسِيَّة (rūmānsiyya) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Belarusian: рама́нс (ramáns) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Bulgarian: рома́нс (románs) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Catalan: romança — music: sentimental piece of music
• Chinese Mandarin: 浪漫曲 (làngmànqǔ) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Chinese Mandarin: 羅曼司 /罗曼司 (luómànsī) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Chinese Mandarin: 浪漫史 (làngmànshǐ) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Finnish: romanssi — music: sentimental piece of music
• French: romance — music: sentimental piece of music
• German: Romanze — music: sentimental piece of music
• Italian: romanza — music: sentimental piece of music
• Japanese: ロマンス (romansu) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Korean: 로망스 (romangseu) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Norwegian Bokmål: romanse — music: sentimental piece of music
• Norwegian Nynorsk: romanse — music: sentimental piece of music
• Polish: romans — music: sentimental piece of music
• Russian: рома́нс (románs) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Tibetan: འཆར་ཡན་རོལ་དབྱངས ('char yan rol dbyangs) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Tuvan: романс (romans) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Ukrainian: рома́нс (románs) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Yakut: романс (romans) — music: sentimental piece of music
• Catalan: romanç — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
• Danish: romansk — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
• German: Romanisch — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
• Greek: ρομανικές γλώσσες (romanikés glósses) — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
• Italian: romanzo — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
• Spanish: idiomas románicos / romances — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin
• Spanish: lenguas románicas / romances — group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin