Synonyms for Romance

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Romanic, Latinic, Latin, Italic; see French 2, Italian, Spanish.

Languages descended from Latin include: Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, ProvenÃ§al, Rhaeto-Romanic, Italian, French, Romansh.

noun

Experiences that excite the imagination
fancy, fantasy, the picturesque, adventure, excitement, love, passion, romanticism, idealization, allure, fascination, enchantment, exoticism, glamour, thrill, daring enterprise, bold venture.
A love affair
affair, courtship, amour; see affair 2, love 1.
A tale of love and adventure
novel, romantic novel, fiction, love story, historical romance, Gothic novel, bodice-ripper, picaresque tale, adventure story, ballad, lyric tale, metrical romance, Arthurian romance, chanson de geste (French), romaunt; see also story.

See Romance in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

noun

An intimate sexual relationship between two people:
affair, amour, love, love affair. See love, sex
The passionate affection and desire felt by lovers for each other:
amorousness, fancy, love, passion. See love, sex
A strong, enthusiastic liking for something:
love, love affair, passion. See love