"aro" meaning in English

See aro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæ.ɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈæ.ɹoʊ/ [US] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: En-au-aro.ogg [Australia] Forms: more aro [comparative], most aro [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɹəʊ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:clip|aromantic|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar 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. 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{{clipping|en|aromantic}} Clipping of aromantic Head templates: {{en-adj}} aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)
  1. (slang, neologism) Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction). Tags: neologism, slang Derived forms: ace-aro, aro-ace, aro-allo, aroflux, aroness, arophobia, arospec
    Sense id: en-aro-en-adj-gD199UGU Categories (other): English neologisms, English 3-letter words, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Love, Romantic orientations Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 76 24 Disambiguation of Love: 88 12 Disambiguation of Romantic orientations: 77 23

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.ɹəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/ (note: US, Mary–marry–merry merger), /ˈæ.ɹoʊ/ [US] (note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: En-au-aro.ogg [Australia] Forms: aros [plural]
Rhymes: -æɹəʊ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar 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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:clip|aromantic|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. 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{{clipping|en|aromantic}} Clipping of aromantic Head templates: {{en-noun}} aro (plural aros)
  1. (slang, neologism) A person who is aromantic. Tags: neologism, slang Related terms: ace
    Sense id: en-aro-en-noun-rQIXqce2 Categories (other): English neologisms, LGBTQ Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 35 65

Inflected forms

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