aro-ace

Australia/ˈæ.ɹəʉˌæɪs/

adjective

Aromantic and asexual.

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adjectivearo-ace (comparative more aro-ace, superlative most aro-ace)

comparative more aro-ace · superlative most aro-ace · alternative aro/ace · alternative AroAce · alternative aroace · alternative aro ace

  1. neologismslangAromantic and asexual.

    Vale turned over the rest of the way. "Ash, I'm aro-ace."

    2019, Danika Stone, Switchback, unnumbered page
    2 more examples

    However, when I came out as aro ace, my experience was one of being strongly 'othered'.

    2017, Ariel Scott, “Stop Saying It's Asexual Because That's Not What It Means”, in ShOUT Zine, pages 11–12

    As an aro-ace college student, Sarah sometimes worries that her friendliness might be taken as flirtation.

    2018 December 5, Miriam Francisco, “'Sounds Fake but Okay': Asexuality on Campus”, in The Michigan Daily, The University of Michigan, page 6B

    Synonyms: ace-aro

nounaro-ace (plural aro-aces)

plural aro-aces · alternative aro/ace · alternative AroAce · alternative aroace · alternative aro ace

  1. neologismslangA person who is aromantic and asexual.

    Stidham considers herself an "aroace," or an aromantic asexual.

    2016 October 19, Megan Swett, “Celebrating Queertober and the LGBT+ community”, in The Journal, Springfield: University of Illinois, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2022, page 1 & 3
    2 more examples

    “Oh no you fucking won't, if I don't want said virtue. You'll make yourself scarce, like a good sex-repulsed aroace.”

    2019, Aidan Wayne, Play It Again, unnumbered page

    Walking through the world as an aro-ace, I experience a sense of isolation in my own feelings, or lack thereof, towards sex.

    2019 August, Grace Christiansen, “Deadman's Hand”, in Debate, page 15

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAromantic and asexual.

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APA

aro-ace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aro-ace

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“aro-ace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aro-ace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aro-ace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aro-ace.

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