(I changed "will never feel sexual attraction" to "will never feel romantic attraction" because Suptiliaromantic is an romantic oriantation.) |
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'''Suptiliaromantic''', also known as '''suptili-aro''', or '''suptilic aromantic''', is a term referring to someone who is purely [[aromantic]], not [[Greyromantic|grey aro]] or elsewhere on the [[Aromantic Spectrum|aromantic spectrum]]. A suptiliaromantic person has never, and will never feel romantic attraction. It is similar to [[omniaromantic]]. |
'''Suptiliaromantic''', also known as '''suptili-aro''', or '''suptilic aromantic''', is a term referring to someone who is purely [[aromantic]], not [[Greyromantic|grey aro]] or elsewhere on the [[Aromantic Spectrum|aromantic spectrum]]. A suptiliaromantic person has never, and will never feel romantic attraction. It is similar to [[omniaromantic]]. |
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The suptili- suffix comes from the Brazilian ''assexual estrito(a/e)'' which means "strict asexual". In Brazil the word [[asexual]] is an umbrella term for the entire spectrum. Someone fully asexual would be ''assexual estrito(a/e)''. In English these people would usually just be called "asexual" however, the term [[suptiliasexual]] and suptiliaromantic is useful for when differentiating between suptiliasexuals/suptiliaromantic and [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]]/aro-spec people. |
The suptili- suffix comes from the Brazilian expression ''assexual estrito(a/e)'' which means "strict asexual" in Brazilian Portuguese. In Brazil, the word [[asexual]] is an umbrella term for the entire spectrum. Someone fully asexual would be ''assexual estrito(a/e)''. In English, these people would usually just be called "asexual" however, the term [[suptiliasexual]] and suptiliaromantic is useful for when differentiating between suptiliasexuals/suptiliaromantic and [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]]/aro-spec people. |
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Revision as of 11:33, 11 March 2022
Suptiliaromantic, also known as suptili-aro, or suptilic aromantic, is a term referring to someone who is purely aromantic, not grey aro or elsewhere on the aromantic spectrum. A suptiliaromantic person has never, and will never feel romantic attraction. It is similar to omniaromantic.
The suptili- suffix comes from the Brazilian expression assexual estrito(a/e) which means "strict asexual" in Brazilian Portuguese. In Brazil, the word asexual is an umbrella term for the entire spectrum. Someone fully asexual would be assexual estrito(a/e). In English, these people would usually just be called "asexual" however, the term suptiliasexual and suptiliaromantic is useful for when differentiating between suptiliasexuals/suptiliaromantic and ace-spec/aro-spec people.