The Clue
Italian insects? (7 letter answer)
The Answer
ROMANCE
Tags
Notes
The answer ROMANCE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
ROMANCE as a noun:
1. (love affair, romance) = a relationship between two lovers
2. (romanticism, romance) = an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
3. (Romance, Romance language, Latinian language) = the group of languages derived from Latin
4. (love story, romance) = a story dealing with love
5. a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
ROMANCE as a verb:
1. (woo, court, romance, solicit) = make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
2. have a love affair with
3. (chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash) = talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
4. tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"
ROMANCE as an adjective:
1. (Romance, Latin) = relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages"