noun

romance

Translation

love affair, a feeling of love and excitement, romance novel or film

There is no romance in his life.

They had a brief holiday romance.

She loves reading a good romance.

a romance with ((sb.)) She had a brief romance with an actor.

a sense of romance There was a sense of romance in the air.

Synonyms: love affair, relationship, passion

From Old French 'romanz', 'a story written in the Roman vernacular'. Originally referred to tales of chivalry.

Think of the word 'romantic'; this is the noun form. It describes the feeling, a specific affair, or a genre of story.