romantic friendship

noun

An intensely emotional love relationship between two people, in which sexuality is unimportant and typically absent, but there is greater physical affection or emotional communication than is typical for friendship.

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Meanings

nounromantic friendship (countable and uncountable, plural romantic friendships)

plural romantic friendships

  1. countableuncountableAn intensely emotional love relationship between two people, in which sexuality is unimportant and typically absent, but there is greater physical affection or emotional communication than is typical for friendship.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
affectionate friendshippassionate friendship
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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