aro

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
3
Words With Friends
3
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/(UK)
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/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/(UK) · /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/ · /ˈæ.ɹoʊ/(US)

Definition of aro

5 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (neologism, slang)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.”
    “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.”
    “This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.”
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adj

  1. (neologism, slang)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.”
    “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.”
    “This provides a home base for people looking to learn more about ace and aro identities.”

noun

  1. (neologism, slang)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.”
    “Now most of my social circle is made up of other aces and aros.”
    “Building off from this calling card, aros have a more obscure variation of this where they don white rings.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of average rate option.

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Aari

phrase

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of audio receive only.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Vulgar Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Vulgar Latin -nus Vulgar Latin -ānus Vulgar Latin rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin rōmānicus Vulgar 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 Clipping of aromantic. Coined on the Internet in the 2010s.

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

2 words

Hooks

3 extensions · 2 front · 1 back

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