A prefix that denotes “without”; often used in regards to romantic, sexual and gender identities: e.g. aromantic, asexual and agender.

a slang term for someone who is both asexual and aromantic.

The range of negative attitudes, intolerance and resentment of asexual individuals and/or individuals on the asexual spectrum. This results in the erasure and invisibility of asexuals (asexual erasure).

Acephobia is unfortunately not restricted to the heterosexual community, as asexuals have, and continue to face, opposition from members of the Queer community; particularly, but not restricted to, asexual people who are not homoromantic or biromantic.

an individual who possesses acephobia; an adjective describing attitudes and behaviours that are hostile or negative towards asexual people and/or those on the asexual spectrum.

a less prominent alternative term to lithromantic (a form of romantic attraction on the aromantic spectrum in which individuals experience romantic attraction but do not want it to be reciprocated).

an individual who is not aromantic; that is, an individual who experiences a romantic attraction to other people.

an abbreviation of aromantic.

an individual who is asexual, aromantic – (aro–ace).

an identity on the aromantic spectrum, in which an individual fluctuates between being aromantic and alloromantic.

an individual who experiences little or no romantic attraction (but may experience sexual attraction – e.g. aromantic/bisexual); as such aromantic people may not necessarily be asexual.

Aromantic is also an umbrella term for the wide array of identities that fall under the aromantic umbrella: such as demiromantic, lithromantic, frayromantic, greyromantic and others.

Aromanticism and aromantic identities are typically included in the asexual spectrum.

the wide array of aromantic identities that can be loosely defined as being either aromantic, or somewhere between being aromantic and alloromantic; for example, greyromantic, lithromantic, demiromantic, frayromantic, aroflux.

the wide variety of identities that can be loosely grouped as being aromantic to some degree, and therefore on the aromantic spectrum.

the wide range of negative attitudes, opposition to, and/or resentment of aromantic individuals and aromanticism. This may manifest itself in many ways, such as disregarding aromantic identity and experiences, exclusion from Queer spaces, and/or viewing aromanticism as a disorder that needs to be cured.

the acts and attitudes of ignoring, removing or falsifying asexual and aromantic people and identity. In its most extreme form, this could be the belief that asexuality doesn’t exist, or is the result of people on the asexual spectrum being ‘broken’ or the result of a mental/sexual dysfunction, rather than as a legitimate, sexual orientation.

Erasure of asexual people is often the result of acephobia, even though it does not always involve overt antagonism; asexual erasure and invisibility inevitably has a detrimental effect on asexual people’s individual health and well-being.

the wide variety of identities that can be loosely defined as being either asexual or aromantic; the spectrum in which these identities are placed upon in relation to one another.

the umbrella of asexual related identities – that is, the identities found on the asexual spectrum – including the array of aromantic identities.

an individual who experiences no or little romantic attraction until a strong attachment of some sort is formed, such as an emotional attachment (or perhaps sexual connection) is formed. May be compounded to form gender orientations, e.g. demi-homoromantic.

an identity on the aromantic spectrum, in which the romantic attraction fades once the individual develops a deep connection. As such, it can be seen as a comparable ‘opposite’ to demiromantic.

an individual who experiences aromanticism – that is, little or no romantic attraction to others, but not to the extent of being completely aromantic: they may experience, in some degree or at fluctuating times, a romantic attraction to others, or a romantic attraction under certain circumstances.

This can manifest in a variety of different ways, from experiencing a very weak romantic attraction, experiencing romantic attraction very infrequently, experiencing romantic attraction but not wanting a romantic relationship, or experiencing a form of romantic attraction which is not aligned with the expectations of society and other alloromantic people.

As such, greyromantic is the romantic equivalent of greysexual.

a form of romantic attraction on the aromantic spectrum in which individuals experience romantic attraction but do not want it to be reciprocated. Lithromantic individuals may feel uncomfortable at the thought of someone being attracted to them and/or feel a decrease in romantic attraction towards somebody when it is reciprocated.

Also known as akoiromantic, although that term is nowhere near as prominent.

an identity on the aromantic spectrum, in which an individual does not experience a romantic attraction to someone else until they’re aware that someone is romantically attracted to them. Reciproromantic individuals may – or may not – be reciprosexual.