ro·mance
rōˈmans,ˈrōˌmans
noun
noun: romance
1.
a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.

love, especially when sentimental or idealized.
"he asked her for a date and romance blossomed"
synonyms:	love, passion, ardor, adoration, devotion; More
an exciting, enjoyable love affair, especially one that is not serious or long-lasting.
plural noun: romances

synonyms:	love affair, relationship, liaison, courtship, attachment; More
a book or movie dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way.
"light historical romances"
synonyms:	love story, novel; More
a genre of fiction dealing with love in an idealized way.

2.
a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life.
"the beauty and romance of the night"
synonyms:	mystery, glamour, excitement, exoticism, mystique; More
wild exaggeration; picturesque falsehood.

a work of fiction dealing with events remote from real life.
3.
a medieval tale dealing with a hero of chivalry, of the kind common in the Romance languages.

the literary genre of romance.
4.
MUSIC
a short informal piece.
verb
verb: romance; 3rd person present: romances; past tense: romanced; past participle: romanced; gerund or present participle: romancing
1.
court; woo.

synonyms:	woo, chase, pursue; More
informal
seek the attention or patronage of (someone), especially by use of flattery.
"he is being romanced by the big boys in New York"
engage in a love affair.

2.
another term for romanticize.



Middle English: from Romance, originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense 'genre centered on romantic love' dates from the mid 17th century.