aroness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ.ɹəʊ.nəs/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic English aromanticclip. English aro Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aroness From aro + -ness.
Meanings
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(neologism, slang, uncountable) The state of experiencing little to no romantic attraction to others.
While much more work is obviously needed on exploring Martin’s aceness and aroness, I want to suggest that Martin’s assertions suggest that while lesbian, Martin was also aromantic and asexual.
2021, Ela Przybyło, “Ace and aro lesbian art and theory with Agnes Martin and Yayoi Kusama”, in Journal of Lesbian Studies, volume 26, number 1:people who believe gintoki's aroness can be 'fixed' really need to reevaluate themselves
2015 September 19, church (@gntmconfessions), Twitter:Not every aro-spec person is going to experience aroness the exact same way as another.
2021 June 15, Glitter's Garden (@GlittersGarden), Twitter: