romantic comedy
Americannoun
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a light and humorous movie, play, etc., whose central plot is a happy love story.
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a genre of comedy represented by such works.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of romantic comedy
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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A single mother with bills to pay meets a rich man with a perfectly decent proposal in Annabel Monaghan’s romantic comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
A single mother with bills to pay meets a rich man with a perfectly decent proposal in Annabel Monaghan’s romantic comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Justine, how much do you relate to your character Morgan in the interfaith romantic comedy “Nobody Wants This”? Or is it more like you want to fix her?
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Fifth place went to "The Drama," A24's romantic comedy with a dark twist starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a couple unraveling just before their wedding.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
They were far too busy watching the Paul and Engel romantic comedy.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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