bromantic

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US/bɹoʊˈmæntɪk/UK/bɹəʊˈmæntɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to bromance.

OriginEnglish romantic ← Old French romaunt ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē →
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Meanings

adjectivebromantic (comparative more bromantic, superlative most bromantic)

comparative more bromantic · superlative most bromantic

  1. slangOf or relating to bromance.

    […] for understanding how the bromantic plot […] maintain the primacy of relations between men.

    2014, Michael DeAngelis, Reading the Bromance: Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television, Wayne State University Press

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Germanic*brōþēr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*brōþer
  4. Old Englishbrōþor
  5. Middle Englishbrother
  6. Englishbrotherclip.
  7. Englishbro
  8. LatinRōma
  9. LatinRōmānus
  10. Latinrōmānicus
  11. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  12. Old Frenchromanz
  13. Old Frenchromaunt
  14. Englishromant
  15. Englishromantic
  16. Englishbromantic

Blend of bro + romantic.

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Cite this entry
APA

bromantic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromantic

MLA

“bromantic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromantic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromantic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromantic.

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