Meanings
- uncountableThe state of experiencing little or no romantic attraction to others and/or desire.
But do orientations like aromanticism deserve to be discussed to the same extent as other, more common non-heteronormative ones?
2012 November, anonymous author, “Pandora's box: The stigmas surrounding aromanticism”, in The Scripps Voice, volume 16, number 4,1, Scripps College, page 52 more examples
In other words, the percentage Bogaert identified is not likely very reliable, accurate, or representative and it certainly does not account for the diversity of lived styles of asexuality, ranging from a preference for hugging and kissing to aromanticism […]
2013 May, Ela Przybylo, “Producing facts: Empirical asexuality and the scientific study of sex”, in Feminism & Psychology, volume 23, number 2Finally, asexuality is not the same as aromanticism; aromantics have little or no romantic attachment or attraction toward others while asexuals may experience romantic attraction and seek out romantic relationships.
2014, Joan McDonough, "Asexuality", Reporter (Rochester Institute of Technology), May 2014, page 14Synonyms: aromanticity, aroness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of experiencing little or no romantic attraction to others and/or desire.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- LatinRōma
- LatinRōmānus
- Latinrōmānicus
- Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
- Old Frenchromanz
- Old Frenchromaunt
- Englishromant
- Englishromantic
- Englisharomantic
- Englisharomanticism
From aromantic + -ism or a- + romanticism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech aromantická orientace, aromanticismus
- aromantická orientaceTranslations
- aromanticismusTranslations
French aromantisme
- aromantismeTranslations
German Aromantik
- AromantikTranslations
Hungarian aromantikusság
- aromantikusságTranslations
Indonesian aromantisisme
- aromantisismeTranslations
Japanese アロマンティシズム
- アロマンティシズムTranslations
Portuguese arromanticidade, arromantismo
- arromanticidadeTranslations
- arromantismoTranslations
Russian аромантичность
- аромантичность (aromantičnostʹ)Translations
Spanish arromanticismo
- arromanticismoTranslations
Cite this entry
aromanticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aromanticism
“aromanticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aromanticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aromanticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aromanticism.
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