Losaesthetic
Losaesthetic also known as Stranaesthetic, formally known as Estranhoaesthetic is a term on the anaesthetic spectrum, which describes different states of fray attraction, it is a subset of Frayaesthetic. It describes when one may lose or gain attraction in really specific scenarios when other terms don’t work, it is typically felt towards those they don’t know and the possibility of gaining any knowledge or any bond with that individual whether platonic, romantic, etc.
Someone that is Losaesthetic:
- May potentially lose the attraction if any knowledge of the individual in question is known, or if any sort of bond is gained.
- They may experience the inverse of this where they may only experience attraction if there is a bond, but after a while it fades away but then comes back when the bond is greater.
- They have no knowledge of the individual but the aesthetic attraction just fades away without any explanation.
- The individual may only experience the attraction if they know nothing about the individual and may feel that their feelings towards the individual is redundant if they have any knowledge or bond with that individual.
Someone who is this term experiences all or most of these examples, the term relies on really specific circumstances where terms like Vallisaesthetic, Frayaesthetic, Demiaesthetic and similar terms don’t work for them.
The prefix of the term is from the English word ‘Loss’ which could be defined as “the partial or complete deterioration or absence of a physical capability or function."[1]
History
The term was coined by Arlo on April 5th 2024, originally on Discord before moving it onto Tumblr, Arlo created the flag on the same day[2], the term was originally called Estranhoaesthetic and was named after the Portuguese word for strange or stranger ‘Estranho’[3]. The name was changed to Losaesthetic on June 22nd 2024 with a discord poll, Losaesthetic won with Stranaesthetic being in second, before the results Arlo posted about the change on Tumblr.[4]
The flag has no meaning as Arlo created the flag prior to the coining.
Resources
- ↑ "Loss". Merriam Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss. Accessed on 29 Aug. 2024.
- ↑ Arlosworld91. Tumblr, 05 Apr. 2024, https://www.tumblr.com/arlosworld91/746930646000304128/estranhoaesthetic-is-an-aesthetic-spectrum-term?source=share.
- ↑ "Estranho". Wiktionary, Section:1.2. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/estranho. Accessed on 29 Aug. 2024.
- ↑ Arlosworld91. Tumblr, 22 Jun. 2024, https://www.tumblr.com/arlosworld91/753963678197596160/this-term-is-to-be-renamed-the-term-is-likely-to?source=share.
