romance vs speak

romance is a noun but speak is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
romance	Yes	No	Yes	No
speak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speak is a hypernym of romance; that is, speak is a word with a broader meaning than romance:

Other hypernyms of romance include talk.

romance (noun)	speak (noun)
an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
a story dealing with love
a relationship between two lovers

romance (verb)	speak (verb)
tell romantic or exaggerated lies	express in speech
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions	exchange thoughts; talk with
have a love affair with	use language
make amorous advances towards	give a speech to
	make a characteristic or natural sound