romance

Everyday

1. A romance is a loving relationship between two people. tree →
2. Romance is the feeling of love and excitement in such a relationship. tree →
3. A romance is a story or film about love. tree →
4. Romance can also mean an exciting, mysterious feeling about something: «the romance of travel». tree →

In the lessons

In stories and films, romance is a type (genre) of story about falling in love. In everyday life children see romance in fairy tales like Cinderella. Phrases: «a holiday romance», «romance novel», «the romance of the sea».

Examples

• Cinderella and the prince have a romance in the story. tree →
• My big sister likes romance films. tree →
• The book was full of adventure and romance. tree →
• They met at school and their romance began. tree →
• Grandpa talked about the romance of travelling by steam train. tree →
• This is an adventure story, not a romance. tree →
• The romance of the earth is, after all, the most wonderful of all romances. tree →

Note

Countable (a romance) and uncountable (romance as a feeling). Adjective: «romantic». «Romance languages» (French, Spanish, Italian…) come from Latin, the language of Rome, not from «love».