romantic comedy

noun

plural romantic comedies

: a light, comic movie or other work whose plot focuses on the development of a romantic relationship

This brings us to romantic comedies. … They make money, spawn franchises, and are popular in books, movies, and on television. Sexual tension is fun to watch, and we like rooting for a will-they-won't-they couple.

—Elizabeth Logan

also : this style or genre of work

an actor with a talent for romantic comedy

called also rom-com

Examples of romantic comedy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Drawing Meyers’ ensemble romantic comedy to the Westside is key to Santa Monica’s strategy to court the entertainment industry. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The project reunites Patton with Luke, who previously starred in the 2013 romantic comedy Baggage Claim. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Following suit with her ongoing romantic comedy homage wardrobe, Reinhart’s dress was full of whimsy — cast in pink with a bouquet of green florals and botanicals cascading throughout the wispy chiffon fabric. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Their bond deepens with the wry neuroses and gradually dropped defenses of many a midlife romantic comedy, though Parkinson’s complicates matters in unusual, empathetically explored ways. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for romantic comedy

• psalmody
• tragicomedy