aromantic
/ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who does not experience romantic attraction to others.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "No, just because I’m aromantic does not automatically mean I am also asexual (I happen to really like sex)."
- "Ours is a generation of aromantics, jaded about matters of the heart — often before gaining firsthand experience."
- "Anna is an asexual, aromantic. Before discovering those terms, she assumed herself to merely be unusually disinterested in sex or relationships."
- "'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.”’"
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 aromantic (2005) From a- + romantic. Compare asexual. First coined in 2005 in Asexual Visibility and Education Network forums.