Meanings
- neologismslanguncountableThe state of experiencing little to no romantic attraction to others.
Not every aro-spec person is going to experience aroness the exact same way as another.
2021 June 15, Glitter's Garden (@GlittersGarden), Twitter2 more examples
people who believe gintoki's aroness can be 'fixed' really need to reevaluate themselves
2015 September 19, church (@gntmconfessions), TwitterWhile much more work is obviously needed on exploring Martin’s aceness and aroness, I want to suggest that Martin’s assertions suggest that while lesbian, Martin was also aromantic and asexual.
2021, Ela Przybyło, “Ace and aro lesbian art and theory with Agnes Martin and Yayoi Kusama”, in Journal of Lesbian Studies, volume 26, number 1Synonyms: aromanticism, aromanticity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of experiencing little to no romantic attraction to others.
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
- Englisharomanticclip.
- Englisharo
- Englisharoness
From aro + -ness.
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Cite this entry
aroness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aroness
“aroness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aroness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aroness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aroness.
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