Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romantopia

/ˌɹoʊ.mənˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ro-man-topia
IPA: /ˌɹoʊ.mənˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fantasy world which serves as an ideal setting for romance as typically imagined by women.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But why, one might wonder, is there no commercial erotic genre that combines the ingredients of pornotopia and romantopia, thereby doubling the potential audience and the potential profit?"
"The crucial difference between romantopia and intimatopia is that in intimatopia, intimacy is normally established before sexual interaction and is always maintained after it, whereas in romantopia, it is only established by sexual interaction and is frequently transitory."
"In opposition to romantopia and intimatopia and their respective romance and intimacy foci, paratopia’s interest in the fantastic is more radical."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɹoʊ.mənˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
British English: /ˌɹəʊ.mənˈtəʊ.pi.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

romantopias (plural)

Derived Forms

romantopic

Frequently Paired Words

intimatopia pornotopia

Synonyms

Romancelandia

Rhymes With

gaytopia heteromyopia sextopia anisohypermetropia erythrochloropia intimatopia whitetopia

Questions

How do you pronounce romantopia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹoʊ.mənˈtoʊ.pi.ə/.
What does romantopia mean?: A fantasy world which serves as an ideal setting for romance as typically imagined by women.
Where does romantopia come from?: 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.

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