| Main Entry: | interlude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause, break |
Synonyms: |
breathing space, delay, episode, halt, hiatus, idyll, interim, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, lull, meantime, meanwhile, parenthesis, recess, respite, rest, spell, stop, stoppage, wait |
| Notes: | an interval is a gap in time or space, whereas an interlude (literally 'between games') generally functions to fill such a gap, thus occupy an interval |
Antonyms: |
continuation |
| Main Entry: | romance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fanciful story or narrative |
Synonyms: |
ballad, fairy tale, fantasy, fiction, idealization, idyll, legend, love story, lyric, melodrama, novel, story, tale, tear-jerker |
| Main Entry: | romance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | adventure, flight of fancy |
Synonyms: |
charm, color, excitement, exoticness, fairy tale, fancy, fantasy, fascination, glamour, hazard, idealization, idyll, mystery, nostalgia, risk, sentiment, venture |