romantic comedy
Americannoun
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romantic comedies
plural
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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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Between Jordan’s charm and Misty’s smile that only emerges around him, the film flirts with becoming a romantic comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Thursday, Brammall returns for the third and final season of “Colin From Accounts,” the romantic comedy he created, produces, writes and stars in with his wife, Harriet Dyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
In 1993, she wrote the screenplay for the comedy-drama film Bhaji On The Beach, and two years later she starred in the Channel 4 romantic comedy film, Beautiful Thing.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Her 1984 movie “Rhinestone,” a romantic comedy with Sylvester Stallone, bricked at the box office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
A romantic comedy or whatever they call it.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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