romantasy

UK/ɹəʊˈmæn.tə.si/US/ɹoʊˈmæn.tə.si/

romantasy noun: a genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy.

Noun

romantasy (countable and uncountable, plural romantasies)

(uncountable) A genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy.
- I want @lara_adrian 's book 7.! -.- sooo bad.! Best romantasy author ever.! (:2009 December 14, @xlittleshawty, Twitter, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024
- Well that's the typical girl in books
  Especially romance and "romantasy"2017 October 29, @loneIydreams, Twitter, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024
(countable) A work in the genre; a romantic fantasy; a fantastical romance.
- Every hostess knows Blue Willow, the lovers fleeing across the bridge, the turtle doves and all the other romantasies . . .1928 May 16, Kaufmann’s, “Now—PINK Willow English Luncheon Ware”, in The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa., →OCLC, page 24
- Are we light-hearted? Yes—if we counter warning-weariness by reading Gerald Bullett’s romantasy: When the cat’s away1940 August 25, Dent, “The holiday novel of the year”, in The Observer, 149th year, number 7,787, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 6

[Sarah J.] Maas, whose sales jumped 51 per cent this past year and was largely credited by Bloomsbury for a 15 per cent increase in total revenue, is technically classified as sci-fi or “romantasy”.2023 November 11, Madison Darbyshire, “Hot stuff”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC...
“The boom in [romantasy]^([sic]) has been amazing,” he says.2024 February 17, Anna Nicolaou, quoting Morgan Entrekin, “‘Romantasy’ writer who could save publishing”, in FT Weekend (Opinion section)...
In a way, the romantasy explosion — driven by the success of blockbuster authors like Sarah J.2025 August 20, Alexandra Alter, “How Harry Potter Fans Are Driving the Romantasy Trend”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New...

plural	romantasies

Blend of romance + fantasy. The term was popularized in 2020.

What does romantasy mean?: Romantasy means a genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy.
How do you use romantasy in a sentence?: [Sarah J.] Maas, whose sales jumped 51 per cent this past year and was largely credited by Bloomsbury for a 15 per cent increase in total revenue, is technically classified as sci-fi or “romantasy”.
What part of speech is romantasy?: Romantasy is a noun.
How do you pronounce romantasy?: Romantasy is pronounced /ɹəʊˈmæn.tə.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of romantasy?: The plural of romantasy is romantasies.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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