aromanticism

English

Etymology

From aromantic +‎ -ism or a- +‎ romanticism.

Noun

aromanticism (uncountable)

1. The state of experiencing little or no romantic attraction to others and/or desire.
   • 2012 November, anonymous author, “Pandora's box: The stigmas surrounding aromanticism”, in The Scripps Voice, volume 16, number 4,1, Scripps College, page 5:

     But do orientations like aromanticism deserve to be discussed to the same extent as other, more common non-heteronormative ones?

   • 2013 May, Ela Przybylo, “Producing facts: Empirical asexuality and the scientific study of sex”, in Feminism & Psychology, volume 23, number 2:

     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 […]

   • 2014, Joan McDonough, "Asexuality", Reporter (Rochester Institute of Technology), May 2014, page 14:

     Finally, asexuality is not the same as aromanticism; aromantics have little or no romantic attachment or attraction toward others while asexuals may experience romantic attraction and seek out romantic relationships.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:aromanticism.

Synonyms

• aroness

Related terms

• aromantic

Translations

Translations

• Czech: aromantická orientace, aromanticismus
• French: aromantisme (fr)
• Georgian: არომანტიკულობა (aromanṭiḳuloba)
• Hungarian: aromantikusság
• Japanese: アロマンティシズム
• Portuguese: arromanticidade (pt), arromantismo
• Spanish: arromanticismo