Meaning

(uncountable) A genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy..

Definitions by Sense

1. (uncountable) A genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy.
2. (countable) A work in the genre; a romantic fantasy; a fantastical romance.

Example Sentences

I want @lara_adrian 's book 7.! -.- sooo bad.! Best romantasy author ever.! (:

Well that's the typical girl in books Especially romance and "romantasy"

[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”.

Morgan Entrekin, chief executive of Grove Atlantic, the publisher behind last year's Booker prize-winner, Paul Lynch's Prophet Song, agrees. “The boom in [romantasy]^([sic]) has been amazing,” he says.

Besides appealing to hordes of existing fans, “Alchemised” has another advantage: It taps into the raging appetite for romantasy, a subgenre that blends fantasy elements like magic, fairies and dragons with love, yearning and explicit sex. In a way, the romantasy explosion — driven by the success of blockbuster authors like Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros, whose series have sold millions upon millions of copies — stems from the legacy of popular young adult series like “Twilight” and “Harry Potter.”

Every hostess knows Blue Willow, the lovers fleeing across the bridge, the turtle doves and all the other romantasies . . .

Are we light-hearted? Yes—if we counter warning-weariness by reading Gerald Bullett’s romantasy: When the cat’s away

Won’t you be my Valentine “romantasy”.

Word Forms

• romantasies

When Should You Use Romantasy?

Use romantasy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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