romantic comedy

American  

noun

1. a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.

2. a genre of comedy represented by such works.

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Etymology

Origin of romantic comedy

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

She also could not recall the backlash in 2018 when she made comments about being the "first ever plus-sized girl" to star in a romantic comedy, after Chrysanthou raised it.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Debuting in third place was "The Drama," a romantic comedy starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a couple unraveling just before their wedding.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Appropriate to a character who lives for being onscreen, “Bait” plays with the language of film — gritty procedural, a burst of Bollywood, romantic comedy — though not necessarily to the usual ends.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

She was in front of the camera as the star of the hit romantic comedy “Baby Boom” and as a supporting player in Woody Allen’s ensemble comedy-drama “Radio Days.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Watching him stand there in his suit, I can picture him in a black-and-white Hollywood romantic comedy trading witty banter with his heroine.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon