Novel vs. Romance

Noveladjective

new, original, especially in an interesting way

Novelnoun

(obsolete) A novelty; something new.

Novelnoun

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

Novelnoun

(historical) A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.

Novelnoun

A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

Noveladjective

Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.

Novelnoun

That which is new or unusual; a novelty.

Novelnoun

News; fresh tidings.

Novelnoun

A fictitious tale or narrative, longer than a short story, having some degree of complexity and development of characters; it is usually organized as a time sequence of events, and is commonly intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and often of love.

Novelnoun

A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.

Novelnoun

a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

Novelnoun

a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction;

Noveladjective

of a kind not seen before;

Noveladjective

pleasantly novel or different;

Novel

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the Italian: novella for , , or , itself from the Latin: novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, diminutive of novus, meaning .Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term to describe their novels.

Romancenoun

A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc.

Romancenoun

An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.

Romancenoun

A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.

Romancenoun

Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.

Romancenoun

A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.

Romancenoun

A story or novel dealing with idealized love.

Romancenoun

An embellished account of something; an idealized lie.

Romancenoun

An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.

Romancenoun

A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.

Romancenoun

(music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.

Romanceverb

(transitive) To woo; to court.

Romanceverb

(intransitive) To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.

Romanceverb

(intransitive) To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air.

Romancenoun

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.

Romancenoun

An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.

Romancenoun

A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.

Romancenoun

The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).

Romancenoun

A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.

Romancenoun

a love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their deep affection openly, by romantic gestures.

Romanceadjective

Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.

Romanceverb

To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.

Romancenoun

a relationship between two lovers

Romancenoun

an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

Romancenoun

the group of languages derived from Latin

Romancenoun

a story dealing with love

Romancenoun

a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

Romanceverb

make amorous advances towards;

Romanceverb

have a love affair with

Romanceverb

talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions;

Romanceverb

tell romantic or exaggerated lies;

Romanceadjective

relating to languages derived from Latin;