# romantopia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹəʊ.mənˈtəʊ.pi.ə/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/romantopia