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aro.

Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/UK/ˈɛɹ.oʊ//ˈæ.ɹoʊ/US

  1. Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).

    neologism · slang
    I love being aro; dating is so stressful.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English aromanticclip. English aro Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.

noun/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/UK/ˈɛɹ.oʊ//ˈæ.ɹoʊ/US

  1. A person who is aromantic.

    neologism · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English aromanticclip. English aro Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.

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