aromantic

adjective

aro·man·tic ˌā-rō-ˈman-tik

-rə-ˈman-

: having little or no romantic feeling toward others : experiencing little or no romantic desire or attraction

And being aromantic doesn't mean you can't experience other types of love or develop strong connections to others, [Bella] DePaulo points out. It also doesn't mean you can't or don't want to be in a relationship.—

Anna Medaris Miller

aromantic noun

plural aromantics

Aromantics may have sexual feelings or be asexual, but they do not have romantic feelings. —

Elizabeth Brake

aromanticism

ˌā-rō-ˈman-tə-ˌsi-zəm

-rə-ˈman-

noun

Like asexuality, aromanticism is an orientation. —

Elizabeth Brake

Examples of aromantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The colors represent: Black and white: Represent an absence of gender Gray: Semi-genderlessness Green: Non-binary genders 18 Aromantic Flag Someone who is aromantic may have little or no romantic attraction to others. —

Kori Williams, Seventeen, 23 Mar. 2023 Is there an aromantic pride flag? —

Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 Dec. 2022 What is aromantic? —

David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021 The aromantic umbrella also includes the following: Demiromantic: These individuals do not feel a romantic attraction to someone until there is a deep emotional connection. —

Ashley Oken, Women's Health, 12 Mar. 2023 Delegate Lily Qi of Montgomery County introduced a bill that renames the Commission on LGBTQ Affairs to the Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs, adding letters for intersex, asexual, agender, aromantic and additional identities. —

Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2023 This round of additions doesn’t include any major game-changers, players said, although a few three-letter words, including bae (a slang term of endearment) and aro (an abbreviation for aromantic), add new possibilities to the game board. —

Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022 The green in aromantic flags celebrate people who don’t experience romantic attraction in their lives. —

Kiersten Willis, ajc, 8 June 2022 Eagle-eyed and educated viewers have noted that the character on the show seemingly falls into asexual and aromantic spectrums, which Oseman later confirmed herself. —

Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2022

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