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non-romance en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + romance.
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(not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to romance.
In the non-romance world, a lot of people refer to romance novels as "bodice-rippers," a term you find offensive and misogynist.
2020 September 27, Karen Grigsby Bates, “Romance Meets The Real World In 'Real Men Knit'”, in CNN, Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2020:The suit alleged that ABC features minority contestants in their non-romance reality shows, such as Dancing with the Stars, but that it did not cast people of color in "The Bachelor" because it was afraid interracial romance would create controversy among its audience.
2015 February 4, Ana Swanson, “‘The Bachelor’ is embarrassingly white”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2016:a non-romance novel
The initial going is slow, but if you hang in there with Patricia Gaffney's first non-romance novel, the rewards are bountiful.
1999 August 28, Patricia Elam, “The Talking Cure”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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non-romance en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + romance.
Meanings
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Something that is not a romance.
Finally, it seems like House is going to back off of Cuddy, and while I’m not holding my breath for that to actually happen, I hope that the epic House/Cuddy non-romance takes a back seat for a while. It’s become too much of a game even for House, and it has stopped feeling genuine and believable.
2009 November 23, Carina MacKenzie, “‘House M.D.’: 16 spleens to be thankful for”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2025:The author had, like Bob, become embroiled in a maddening non-romance with a Soho courtesan, Lily Connolly (she had thought it was spelt Conerlly).
2004 March 13, Dan Rhodes, “Unhappy hour”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2014:Despite having enjoyed the itchy, squirm-inducing Paul and Helen non-romance, even I finally started scratching during last week's 'politics, sex and moral dilemmas challenge', in which Dean and Elizabeth gently assisted Helen and Brian as they struggled to articulate their thoughts on subjects other than personal grooming for, perhaps, the very first time.
2001 July 29, Kathryn Flett, “Stupidity scuttled Survivor”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2014:
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