| ROMANCE | • romance n. A story relating to chivalry; a story involving knights, heroes, adventures, quests, etc. • romance n. A tale of high adventure. • romance n. An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair. |
| ADAMANCE | • adamance n. The quality of being adamant. • ADAMANCE n. unyielding hardness, also ADAMANCY. |
| BROMANCE | • bromance n. (Informal) A close but non-sexual relationship between men. • BROMANCE n. a close but not romantic or sexual relationship between two men. |
| FAUXMANCE | • fauxmance n. A fake romance between celebrities, arranged for publicity. • FAUXMANCE n. (colloquial) a fake romance between two celebrities in order to gain press coverage. |
| SHOWMANCE | • showmance n. (Colloquial) A romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality… • SHOWMANCE n. a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show. |
| AFFIRMANCE | • affirmance n. (Uncountable) The act of affirming, affirmation. • affirmance n. (Countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency. • AFFIRMANCE n. confirmation; ratification. |
| CONFORMANCE | • conformance n. The act of conforming; conformity. • CONFORMANCE n. the act of conforming. |
| PERFORMANCE | • performance n. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation… • performance n. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an… • performance n. (Art) A live show or concert. |
| TRANSHUMANCE | • transhumance n. The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may… • TRANSHUMANCE n. the movement of livestock and herders to different pasturage with the changing of the seasons. |
| DISAFFIRMANCE | • disaffirmance n. (Law) The act of disaffirming; denial. • disaffirmance n. (Law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior tribunal. • DISAFFIRMANCE n. the act of disaffirming. |
| NONCONFORMANCE | • nonconformance n. Failure to conform. • NONCONFORMANCE n. failure to conform. |
| NONPERFORMANCE | • nonperformance n. A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do. • NONPERFORMANCE n. something that is not a performance. |
| PREPERFORMANCE | • preperformance adj. Done or made before or in preparation for a performance. • preperformance n. Prior performance. • PREPERFORMANCE adj. preceding a performance. |