aro
/ˈɛɹ.oʊ/UK/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/
aro adjective: aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
Adjective
aro (comparative more aro, superlative most aro)
- Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
- I love being aro; dating is so stressful.
- For ace and aro people, the possibilities for diverse relationships are endless, despite how pop culture often brands our identity as restrictive and confined.2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16
Noun (1)
aro (plural aros)
- A person who is aromantic.
- While aces and aros can often be a misunderstood demographic in the queer community and outside of it, information about our identities is making its way into more conversations.2016, Laura Chan, "My sexual preference is nope", Dalhousie Gazette (Dalhousie University), 12 February - 18 February 2016, page 16
- Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.2018 October 19, Isabel Nathan, “Asexuals, you are not alone”, in Washington Blade, page 20
Noun (2) capitalized: ARO
ARO (plural AROs)
Phrase capitalized: ARO
ARO
Proper noun capitalized: Aro
Aro
- Alternative form of Aari
Examples of aro in a sentence
- For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind.2017 October 26, Melissa Reph, “You might not like hearing this, but I don't like 'Riverdale'”, in The Muhlenberg Weekly, Muhlenberg...
- This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.2018 November 29, Alexis Stark, “A-spectrum student experiences on MSU's campus”, in The State News, Michigan State University, page 5:
- Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.2019 October 24, Chelaine Kirsh, “Let's talk about aces, baby”, in The Sheaf, University of Saskatchewan, page 11:
Forms of aro
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more aro |
| superlative | most aro |
| Noun | |
| plural | aros |
| plural | AROs |
Origin of aro
Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.
Words formed from aro
Phrases with aro
Words that rhyme with aro
Questions about aro
- What does aro mean?
- Aro means aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
- How do you use aro in a sentence?
- For the show to completely and utterly ignore this is huge since there are very few representations of aro and ace-spec people in media of any kind.
- What part of speech is aro?
- Aro can be an adjective, a noun, a phrase or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce aro?
- Aro is pronounced /ˈæ.ɹəʊ/ (UK).
Words near aro in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aro (page history and authors); ARO (page history and authors); Aro (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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