English Explanatory Dictionary

aro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).
noun
  1. A person who is aromantic.
name
  1. Alternative form of Aari
noun
  1. Abbreviation of average rate option.
phrase
  1. Initialism of audio receive only.

Pronunciation

/ˈæ.ɹəʊ/ /ˈɛɹ.oʊ/ /ˈæ.ɹoʊ/ En-au-aro.ogg

Word forms

aro more aro most aro aros

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 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.

Related words

ace

Derived words

ace-aro aro-ace aro-allo aroflux aroness arophobia arospec
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