Romance vs. Love

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;

Lovenoun

(uncountable) Strong affection.

Lovenoun

A profound and caring affection towards someone.

Lovenoun

Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.

Lovenoun

A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.

Lovenoun

A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.

Lovenoun

(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

Lovenoun

A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.

Lovenoun

A thing, activity, etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.

Lovenoun

(euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.

Lovenoun

(euphemistic) Sexual activity.

Lovenoun

An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.

Lovenoun

Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.

Lovenoun

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Lovenoun

(obsolete) A thin silk material.

Lovenoun

A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba''.

Lovenoun

(racquet sports) Zero, no score.

Loveverb

To have a strong affection for (someone or something).

Loveverb

(transitive) To need, thrive on.

Loveverb

To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.

Loveverb

To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).

Loveverb

(transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation.

Loveverb

(transitive) To lust for.

Loveverb

To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)

Loveverb

To praise; commend.

Loveverb

To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.

Lovenoun

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preëminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

Lovenoun

Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.

Lovenoun

Courtship; - chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.

Lovenoun

Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; - opposed to hate; often with of and an object.

Lovenoun

Due gratitude and reverence to God.

Lovenoun

The object of affection; - often employed in endearing address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest love was reading.

Lovenoun

Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

Lovenoun

A thin silk stuff.

Lovenoun

A climbing species of Clematis (Clematis Vitalba).

Lovenoun

Nothing; no points scored on one side; - used in counting score at tennis, etc.

Lovenoun

Sexual intercourse; - a euphemism.

Loveverb

To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.

Loveverb

To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.

Loveverb

To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.

Loveverb

To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

Lovenoun

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection;

Lovenoun

any object of warm affection or devotion;

Lovenoun

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

Lovenoun

a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction;

Lovenoun

a score of zero in tennis or squash;

Lovenoun

sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people;

Loveverb

have a great affection or liking for;

Loveverb

get pleasure from;

Loveverb

be enamored or in love with;

Loveverb

have sexual intercourse with;

Love

Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love of food.