English
romantasy
Blend of romance + fantasy.
The story
The term was popularized in 2020.
Today it means
noun A genre of literature combining elements of both romance and fantasy.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “romantasy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / romantasy