romance
noun
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively).
romanced
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past participleof romance.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof romance.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
romancenouna novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively).
Example Sentences
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Still, if my nostalgia-clouded memory serves me correctly, our alleged aimlessness and "whatever" philosophy is amply romanced in movies.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
‘Rebecca’ A naive Joan Fontaine is romanced by widower Laurence Olivier and menaced by Olivier’s live-in housekeeper, Judith Anderson, in Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-winning 1940 suspense tale based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
Ms. Setouchi described her “Genji” translation as her “life-project,” but said she initially struggled to connect with the book’s female characters, who were alternately romanced and discarded by the young prince.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
But his role as a small-time hood who romanced American ingenue Jean Seberg in Godard's "Breathless" earned him international stardom.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2021
He dated models and actresses and romanced his stunning American wife after standing behind her in line to use the phone at Heathrow Airport.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
