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lithromantic

adj

Etymology

From lith- (“stone”) + romantic, invoking the LGBT meaning of stone (“willing to give but not receive pleasure”), as in stone butch.

  1. learned borrowing from romanticus — “(of a poem) having qualities of a romance”
  2. formed as lithromantic — “lith- + romantic”

Definitions

  1. Experiencing romantic attraction without a need or desire for reciprocation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA