aromantic
/ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/
aromantic adjective: that feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire.
Adjective
aromantic (comparative more aromantic, superlative most aromantic)
- That feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire.
- Although there are aromantic asexuals who do not experience the instinctual emotional need to be in a romantic relationship, many asexuals seek monogamous partners and value intimate connections just like sexual people.2011 November 28, Soojin Chang, “Sex is the biggest nothing”, in The Daily Californian
- However, if she [Emily Brontë] was asexual, she likely was not aromantic (see chapter 2 for distinction between sex and romance), or at least she had a high-level understanding of romance, as she wrote one of the most intensely romantic novels of her time, Wuthering Heights.2012, Anthony F. Bogaert, Understanding Asexuality, Rowman & Littlefield, published 2012, →ISBN
- Antonyms:
- alloromantic
Noun
aromantic (plural aromantics)
- One who does not experience romantic attraction to others.
- Ours is a generation of aromantics, jaded about matters of the heart — often before gaining firsthand experience.1986, Wanda Urbanska, The Singular Generation, Doubleday & Company, published 1986, →ISBN, page 86
- Anna is an asexual, aromantic. Before discovering those terms, she assumed herself to merely be unusually disinterested in sex or relationships.2012, Marina Hale, "The Drop-Down Menu Identity Crisis", Glass Buffalo (University of Alberta), Spring 2012, page 51
- Synonyms:
- aro
- Antonyms:
- alloromantic
aromantic meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian
aromantic in Tamil
- பாலீர்ப்பிலி
aromantic in Marathi
- experiencing little or no romantic attraction
- एरोमँटिक eromĕṇṭik
aromantic in Arabic
- experiencing little or no romantic attraction
- لارُومَانْسِيّ lārūmānsiyy
aromantic in Indonesian
- experiencing little or no romantic attraction
- aromantis
Examples of aromantic in a sentence
- Some aces are asexual and aromantic, meaning they enjoy platonic friendships, but don’t experience romantic attraction.
- Though some people identify as aromantic, others identify as heteromantic, homoromantic, biromantic and everything in between.
- Grayromantic asexual people are between romantic and aromantic and less likely to experience romantic attraction compared to most people.
Synonyms of aromantic
Antonyms
Forms of aromantic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more aromantic |
| superlative | most aromantic |
| Noun | |
| plural | aromantics |
Origin of aromantic
(2005) From a- + romantic. Compare asexual. First coined in 2005 in Asexual Visibility and Education Network forums.
Words formed from aromantic
Phrases with aromantic
Questions about aromantic
- What does aromantic mean?
- Aromantic means that feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire.
- What is aromantic in Tamil?
- Aromantic in Tamil is பாலீர்ப்பிலி. See Aromantic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aromantic?
- Aromantic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce aromantic?
- Aromantic is pronounced /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/.
Words near aromantic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aromantic (page history and authors); aromantic (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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