"aromantic" meaning in English

See aromantic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/, /ˌæ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/, /ˌɛ(ə)ɹ.əʊˈman.tɪk/ Forms: more aromantic [comparative], most aromantic [superlative]
Etymology: From a- + romantic. Compare asexual. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|a-|romantic}} a- + romantic, {{m|en|asexual}} asexual Head templates: {{en-adj}} aromantic (comparative more aromantic, superlative most aromantic)
  1. That feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire. Categories (topical): Love Translations (experiencing little or no romantic attraction): aromatisk (Danish), epäromanttinen (Finnish), aromantique (French), არომანტიკული (aromanṭiḳuli) (Georgian), aromantisch (German), aromantico (Italian), एरोमँटिक (eromĕṇṭik) (Marathi), arromântico (Portuguese), arromántico (Spanish), aromantisk (Swedish), aromantik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-aromantic-en-adj-HcHjKfq- Disambiguation of Love: 46 54 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 48 52

Noun

IPA: /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/, /ˌæ.ɹəʊˈman.tɪk/, /ˌɛ(ə)ɹ.əʊˈman.tɪk/ Forms: aromantics [plural]
Etymology: From a- + romantic. Compare asexual. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|a-|romantic}} a- + romantic, {{m|en|asexual}} asexual Head templates: {{en-noun}} aromantic (plural aromantics)
  1. One who does not experience romantic attraction to others. Categories (topical): LGBT, Love, Romantic orientations Synonyms: aro, aro [slang] Derived forms: aromanticism, aro, aro-ace Related terms: romantic orientation [romantic-orientations, sexuality, lifestyle], biromantic (alt: -ism), demiromantic (alt: -ism), heteroromantic (alt: -ism), homoromantic (alt: -ism), panromantic (alt: -ism), transromantic, asexual, amatonormativity Translations (aromantic person): arromántico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aromantic-en-noun-S73wEHVN Disambiguation of LGBT: 13 87 Disambiguation of Love: 46 54 Disambiguation of Romantic orientations: 31 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 71 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 48 52

Inflected forms

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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "aro"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "aromantic person",
      "word": "arromántico"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aromantic"
}

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