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Aromantic asexual, often shortened to aroace or aro ace, is a term that refers to a individual who is both aromantic/aro-spec and asexual/ace-spec. Aroace can be used for any individual who identifies with both spectrums. For example, an aromantic asexual, an aromantic demisexual, an acespike frayromantic, and a lithromantic greysexual can all be described as aroace.
Some aroaces may experience other forms of attraction that are neither romantic nor sexual, such as queerplatonic attraction, alterous attraction, or sensual attraction. If they feel that this attraction is significant enough to warrant a place alongside their aroace orientation, they may identify as oriented aroace or angled aroace.
Similar terms
Unit Aroace: coined by Tumblr user @aroacepagens May 2019, - “a term for aroaces who don’t see their aro and ace identities as being split”. [15]
Ay: A term for individuals who are both not allosexual and not alloromantic” [16]
Nullic/Nullian: March 2020 by user @4874deceive on tumblr. “ Orientation version of gendernull. aroace but undefined, like dividing by 0. void, nonexistent, impossible.” [17]
Spadillic/ Spadille : Reddit user Kingdomcrown/ Tumblr @Glassreefshark. “A general nickname for someone who feels no romantic/sexual attraction.” Derived from the ace of spades from ace community symbolism. [18]