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aromantic

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Etymology

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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
Latin -nus
Latin -ānus
Latin Rōmānus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin rōmānicus
Latin -ē
Vulgar Latin rōmānicē
Old French romanz
Old French romauntder.
English romant
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Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English romantic
English aromantic

    (2005) From a- +‎ romantic. Compare asexual. First coined in 2005 in Asexual Visibility and Education Network forums.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/, /ˌæ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/, /ˌɛ(ə)ɹ.əʊˈmæn.tɪk/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Homophone: aeromantic (one pronunciation)

    Adjective

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    aromantic (comparative more aromantic, superlative most aromantic)

    1. That feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire. [from 21st c.]
      Synonyms: aro (informal), romantic
      Antonym: alloromantic
      • 2011 November 28, Soojin Chang, “Sex is the biggest nothing”, in The Daily Californian:
        Although there are aromantic asexuals who do not experience the instinctual emotional need to be in a romantic relationship, many asexuals seek monogamous partners and value intimate connections just like sexual people.
      • 2012, Anthony F. Bogaert, Understanding Asexuality‎[1], Rowman & Littlefield, published 2012, →ISBN:
        However, if she [Emily Brontë] was asexual, she likely was not aromantic (see chapter 2 for distinction between sex and romance), or at least she had a high-level understanding of romance, as she wrote one of the most intensely romantic novels of her time, Wuthering Heights.
      • 2012 November, anonymous author, “Pandora's box: The stigmas surrounding aromanticism”, in The Scripps Voice, volume 16, number 4,1, Scripps College, page 5:
        No, just because I’m aromantic does not automatically mean I am also asexual (I happen to really like sex).
      • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:aromantic.

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    Noun

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    aromantic (plural aromantics)

    1. One who does not experience romantic attraction to others.
      • 1986, Wanda Urbanska, The Singular Generation, Doubleday & Company, published 1986, →ISBN, page 86:
        Ours is a generation of aromantics, jaded about matters of the heart — often before gaining firsthand experience.
      • 2012, Marina Hale, "The Drop-Down Menu Identity Crisis", Glass Buffalo (University of Alberta), Spring 2012, page 51:
        Anna is an asexual, aromantic. Before discovering those terms, she assumed herself to merely be unusually disinterested in sex or relationships.
      • 2012 November 12, Olivia Gordon, “'The moment I realised I was asexual'”, in The Telegraph:
        'I let it slip one time at work that I’m an asexual aromantic [an asexual who is also not interested in making romantic attachments], and they think it’s absolutely hysterical,’ says Jean Wilson, a sales assistant and 63-year-old grandmother from Banbury. 'One of the women I work with said, “I don’t think you’ve met the right man yet.” I said: “Trish, I’m 63. If I haven’t met him by now I don’t think I’m going to.”’
      Synonym: aro (informal)
      Antonym: alloromantic

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    References

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    1. ^ Samantha Rendle, Hopeless Aromantic: An Affirmative Guide to Aromanticism, 2023, p.18 → read online

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