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romance

n. a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

romanticism

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

love story

n. a story dealing with love

love affair

n. a relationship between two lovers

Romance language, Latinian language

n. the group of languages derived from Latin

tell romantic lies

v. tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

have a love affair with, have a romantic affair with

v. have a love affair with

court, solicit, woo

v. make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"

flirt, mash, coquette, chat up, dally, coquet, philander, talk amorously

v. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

Latin

adj. relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"

glamor, glamour

n. alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

allurement, allure, temptingness

n. the power to entice or attract through personal charm

appeal, charm, appealingness

n. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"

exoticism, exoticness

n. the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt"

fantasy, phantasy

n. fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"

intrigue, machination

n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

involvement, intimacy, affair, liaison, affaire, amour

n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

paddle, dabble, splash around

v. play in or as if in water, as of small children

lag, fall back, fall behind, dawdle

v. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

dally, tarry, linger

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle

v. wander from a direct or straight course

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