aromanticism

Noun

aromanticism (uncountable)

1. The state of experiencing little or no romantic attraction to others and/or desire.
   • But do orientations like aromanticism deserve to be discussed to the same extent as other, more common non-heteronormative ones?2012 November, anonymous author, “Pandora's box: The stigmas surrounding aromanticism”, in The Scripps Voice, volume 16, number 4,1, Scripps College, page 5
   • In other words, the percentage Bogaert identified is not likely very reliable, accurate, or representative and it certainly does not account for the diversity of lived styles of asexuality, ranging from a preference for hugging and kissing to aromanticism […]2013 May, Ela Przybylo, “Producing facts: Empirical asexuality and the scientific study of sex”, in Feminism & Psychology, volume 23, number 2

   Synonyms:

   aromanticity, aroness