Phrase guide

romantic comedy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A genre of fiction, especially film, that presents love stories in a humorous and light-hearted way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • She loved to watch romantic comedy films with her mother.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: romcom, rom com, rom-com, romedy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Such a story.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: romanttinen komedia — love story in fiction or film
  • French: comédie romantique — love story in fiction or film
  • French: comédie sentimentale — love story in fiction or film
  • French: romcom — love story in fiction or film
  • German: Liebeskomödie — love story in fiction or film
  • German: romantische Komödie — love story in fiction or film
  • Greek: ρομαντική κωμωδία (romantikí komodía) — love story in fiction or film
  • Hungarian: romantikus vígjáték — love story in fiction or film
  • Irish: coiméide rómánsúil — love story in fiction or film
  • Japanese: ラブコメディー (rabu komedī) — love story in fiction or film
  • Korean: 로맨틱 코미디 (romaentik komidi) — love story in fiction or film
  • Polish: komedia romantyczna — love story in fiction or film
  • Swedish: romantisk komedi — love story in fiction or film