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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Of course, not getting The Notebook was far from detrimental, as Witherspoon became a leading romantic comedy actress and starred in Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama, Vanity Fair, Walk the Line and Just Like Heaven — all from 2001 to 2005.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 1 June 2025
Tough love isn't necessarily a storyline in most romantic comedies.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 May 2025
It was directed by John Hamburg, who had previously written Zoolander; where Zoolander was a more inventive and acidic descendent of the SNL comedies of the 1990s, 2004’s Along Came Polly, which Hamburg also directed, was the romantic comedy model of the ‘90s already running on fumes.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Co-created with her husband Luis Felber, this romantic comedy series aims to show that your 30s can be just as messy but also filled with joy.
—Maira Garcia, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 1 June 2025
Tough love isn't necessarily a storyline in most romantic comedies.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 May 2025
It was directed by John Hamburg, who had previously written Zoolander; where Zoolander was a more inventive and acidic descendent of the SNL comedies of the 1990s, 2004’s Along Came Polly, which Hamburg also directed, was the romantic comedy model of the ‘90s already running on fumes.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025
Co-created with her husband Luis Felber, this romantic comedy series aims to show that your 30s can be just as messy but also filled with joy.
—Maira Garcia, Boston Herald, 18 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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