romance
noun /rəʊˈmæns/ /ˈrəʊ.mæns/
/roʊˈmæns/ Definition
B1 [C] a close, usually short relationship of love between two people: They got married last year after a whirlwind (= very short and unexpected) romance. It was just a holiday romance. Office romances are usually a bad idea.Loving and in love › [U] the feelings and behaviour of two people who are in a loving and sexual relationship with each other: I felt as though all the romance had gone out of my marriage.Loving and in love › [U] the feeling of excitement or mystery that you have from a particular experience or event: He loves the romance of travelling on a steam train.Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm › [C] a story about love: a historical romance She loves reading romances.Types of film, play, book etc. › [C] a story of exciting events, especially one written or set in the past: medieval romancesAccounts and storiesSummaries and summarising
(Definition of romance noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- glitter noun (EXCITEMENT)
- gusto noun
- hoo-ha noun
- intoxication noun
- juice noun (ABILITY)
- sensation noun (EXCITEMENT)
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- sparkle noun
- spice noun (INTEREST)
- spirit noun (ENTHUSIASM)
- stimulation noun
- stir noun (EXCITEMENT)
- suspense noun
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