Synonyms: romance, romanticism
Definition: an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
Similar words: quality
Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare
Synonyms: romance
Definition: a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
Similar words: novel
Definition: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
Synonyms: romance, love story
Definition: a story dealing with love
Similar words: story
Definition: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
Usage: he writes stories for the magazines
Synonyms: Romance, Romance language, Latinian language
Definition: the group of languages derived from Latin
Similar words: Latin
Definition: any dialect of the language of ancient Rome
Synonyms: love affair, romance
Definition: a relationship between two lovers
Similar words: relationship
Definition: a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
Usage: he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship
Synonyms: romance
Definition: tell romantic or exaggerated lies
Usage: This author romanced his trip to an exotic country
Similar words: lie
Definition: tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
Usage: Don't lie to your parents; She lied when she told me she was only 29
Synonyms: chat up, butterfly, philander, flirt, coquet, coquette, dally, romance, mash
Definition: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Usage: The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries; My husband never flirts with other women
Definition: exchange thoughts; talk with
Usage: We often talk business; Actions talk louder than words
Synonyms: romance
Definition: have a love affair with
Synonyms: court, romance, solicit, woo
Definition: make amorous advances towards
Usage: John is courting Mary
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel