The noun has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a relationship between two lovers
Synonym: love affair
Meaning #2:
an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
Synonym: romanticism
Meaning #3:
a story dealing with love
Synonym: love story
Meaning #4:
a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
The verb romance has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
make amorous advances towards
Synonyms: woo, court, solicit
Meaning #2:
have a love affair with
Meaning #3:
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Synonyms: chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, philander, mash
Meaning #4:
tell romantic or exaggerated lies
