aro
/ˈæ.ɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Aari
noun
phrase
Initialism of audio receive only.
Example Sentences
- "I love being aro; dating is so stressful."
- "For ace and aro people, the possibilities for diverse relationships are endless, despite how pop culture often brands our identity as restrictive and confined."
- "For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind."
- "This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities."
- "While aces and aros can often be a misunderstood demographic in the queer community and outside of it, information about our identities is making its way into more conversations."
- "Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros."
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæ.ɹoʊ/
- British English: /ˈæ.ɹəʊ/