Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiromance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiro-mance
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A novel or other work that rejects the conventions of the romance form.

Example Sentences

"Congreve articulates here for the English a distinction already implicit in such antiromances as Don Quixote (1605), Charles Sorel's Berger extravagant (1627-28), or Paul Scarron's novels[…]"

Etymology

From anti- + romance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

antiromances (plural)

Questions

What does antiromance mean?: A novel or other work that rejects the conventions of the romance form.
Where does antiromance come from?: From anti- + romance.

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