androromantic
/ˌændɹoʊɹoʊˈmæntɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Romantically attracted to men or masculinity.
Example Sentences
- "There are also romantic identities that exist outside of the gender binary and consist of: androromantic (attracted to male-identified persons), gyneromantic/gynoromantic (attracted to female-identified persons), and transromantic (attracted toward transgender persons, i.e., male-to-female or female-to-male individuals)."
- "Gabriel – androromantic¹⁷⁸ gender-queer half-Pole, half-Mexican. Grew up in Mexico City, moved to Kraków to attend university (Slavic languages)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- 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 androromantic From andro- + romantic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌændɹoʊɹoʊˈmæntɪk/
- British English: /ˌændɹəʊɹəʊˈmæntɪk/