romantic orientation

noun

The tendencies of a person's romantic attraction, considered as a whole, often as opposed to sexual attractions.

“There are more romantic orientations than simple homoromanticism and heteroromanticism.”

Meanings

nounromantic orientation (countable and uncountable, plural romantic orientations)

plural romantic orientations

  1. countableuncountableThe tendencies of a person's romantic attraction, considered as a whole, often as opposed to sexual attractions.

    There are more romantic orientations than simple homoromanticism and heteroromanticism.

Translations

Arabic تَوَجُّه رُومَانْسِيّ
  • تَوَجُّه رُومَانْسِيّ (tawajjuh rūmānsiyy)romantic orientation
Finnish romanttinen suuntautuminen
  • romanttinen suuntautuminenromantic orientation
Japanese 恋愛的指向
  • 恋愛的指向 (ren'aiteki shikou)romantic orientation
Polish orientacja romantyczna
  • orientacja romantycznaromantic orientation
Spanish orientación romántica
  • orientación románticaromantic orientation
Swedish romantisk läggning
  • romantisk läggningromantic orientation

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APA

romantic orientation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantic%20orientation

MLA

“romantic orientation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantic%20orientation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romantic orientation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romantic%20orientation.

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