Meanings
comparative more recipromantic · superlative most recipromantic
- neologismExperiencing romantic attraction only to people known to reciprocate one's feelings.
In terms of attraction, Hyourin is asexual, idemromantic, and recipromantic.
2016, Christine Feraday, "For Lack of a Better Word: Neo-Identities in Non-Cisgender, Non-Straight Communities on Tumblr", thesis submitted to Ryerson University, page 542 more examples
(Example: If you are recipromantic, you might form crushes on people whom you discover have a crush on you.)
2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+, unnumbered pageLily who is white, gray-ace, recipromantic, and nonbinary said “[in the] classes I have [it] doesn’t normally come up, ‘cause it’s all science. I just try to stay on topic to get the work done.”
2018, Elijah G. Stucki, "Compulsory Sexuality and Amatonormativity in Higher Education: A Photovoice Study with Asexual and Aromantic Students", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 114
Origin
- Latinreciprocus
- Englishreciprocal
- LatinRōma
- LatinRōmānus
- Latinrōmānicus
- Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
- Old Frenchromanz
- Old Frenchromaunt
- Englishromant
- Englishromantic
- Englishrecipromantic
Blend of reciprocal + romantic.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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