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Bromance vs Romance - What's the difference?

bromance | romance |

Romance is a derived term of bromance.



As nouns the difference between bromance and romance

is that bromance is a close but non-sexual relationship between two men, a form of homosocial intimacy while romance is an intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.

As a verb romance is

woo; court.

As an adjective Romance is

of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

bromance

Noun

(en noun)
  • A close but non-sexual relationship between two men, a form of homosocial intimacy.
  • Synonyms

    * man crush

    Coordinate terms

    * girl crush * womance

    Derived terms

    * bromantic

    See also

    * queerplatonic

    References

    romance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
  • A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
  • Love which is pure or beautiful.
  • A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
  • A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
  • An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
  • An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances.
  • His life was a romance .
  • A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real.
  • a girl full of romance
  • (music) A romanza, or sentimental ballad.
  • Antonyms

    * platonic, platonic relationship, platonic love

    Derived terms

    * bromance * womance

    Verb

  • Woo; court.
  • To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
  • Anagrams

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