"romantopia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: romantopias [plural]
Etymology: Blend of romance + utopia; originally coined by evolutionary psychologists Catherine Salmon and Donald Symons in their book Warrior Lovers: Erotic Fiction, Evolution, and Female Sexuality (2001; →ISBN) to describe the setting in romance novels. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|romance|utopia}} Blend of romance + utopia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} romantopia (usually uncountable, plural romantopias)
  1. A fantasy world which serves as an ideal setting for romance as typically imagined by women. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Romance fiction Synonyms: Romancelandia Derived forms: romantopic Related terms: intimatopia, pornotopia
    Sense id: en-romantopia-en-noun-EDUgEvUf Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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