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.—
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also
: this style or genre of work
an actor with a talent for romantic comedy
called also rom-com
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The Lovelight series is a collection of romantic comedies, each tied to Lovelight Farms, a Christmas tree farm in the small town of Inglewild.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Originally set to be a romantic comedy with a modest budget of $2 million, Coppola's vision for the movie greatly expanded during the production, which led to skyrocketing costs.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The untitled project is described as a sweeping, epic ensemble romantic comedy that follows a group of couples and singles to a lavish, extravagant destination wedding where their stories intersect and collide over the course of one very long weekend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
But while everybody wanted a piece of Netflix's electric romantic comedy starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell when its first season debuted to acclaim in 2024, Season 2 falls distinctly short.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Originally set to be a romantic comedy with a modest budget of $2 million, Coppola's vision for the movie greatly expanded during the production, which led to skyrocketing costs.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The untitled project is described as a sweeping, epic ensemble romantic comedy that follows a group of couples and singles to a lavish, extravagant destination wedding where their stories intersect and collide over the course of one very long weekend.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
But while everybody wanted a piece of Netflix's electric romantic comedy starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell when its first season debuted to acclaim in 2024, Season 2 falls distinctly short.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for romantic comedy
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“Romantic comedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romantic%20comedy. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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