romance

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] an exciting, usually short, relationship between two people who are in love with each other: a teenage / holiday romance * They had a whirlwind romance. 2 [U] love or the feeling of being in love: Spring is here and romance is in the air. * How can you put the romance back into your marriage? 3 [U] a feeling of excitement and adventure, especially connected to a particular place or activity: the romance of travel 4 [C] a story about a love affair: She's a compulsive reader of romances. 5 [C] a story of excitement and adventure, often set in the past: medieval romances verb (written) 1 [V] to tell stories that are not true or to describe sth in a way that makes it seem more exciting or interesting than it really is 2 [VN] to have or to try to have a romantic relationship with sb