gaslight romance

noun

A subgenre of fantasy and historical fiction that combines Gothic elements with a Victorian or Edwardian setting.

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Meanings

noungaslight romance (countable and uncountable, plural gaslight romances)

plural gaslight romances

  1. countableuncountableliteratureA subgenre of fantasy and historical fiction that combines Gothic elements with a Victorian or Edwardian setting.
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APA

gaslight romance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaslight%20romance

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“gaslight romance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaslight%20romance. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaslight romance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaslight%20romance.

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