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

Powell and Sweeney sparked romance rumors while filming the romantic comedy in Australia two years ago and appeared friendly during the movie's press tour. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025

Aside from more Severance episodes to come, Walken will soon be reuniting with his Hairspray costar John Travolta in the upcoming romantic comedy That's Amore!. —Dory Jackson, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

The actor returned to romantic comedies as another antagonist straight out of the jerk store, this time in the Jack Black/Gwyneth Paltrow movie Shallow Hal (2001). —Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025

Webb is the sublime romantic comedy director of (500) Days of Summer. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for romantic comedy

• tragicomedy