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alterous 

A type of love that is neither completely platonic nor romantic. When you have alterous feelings for someone, you want to be close to them in any way. You might want to date them, yet not feel heartbroken if they say they'd rather be friends. But conversely, if they asked you out, you'd be happy to accept. Just so long as your relationship is close and strong, you're happy!

Two alterous people might have a queerplatonic relationship with each other.

Alterous feelings can be very intense! If you experience alterous attraction but don't know about the term, it can be easy to confuse for romantic love. Just remember, romance isn't inherently stronger than other types of love.

Alterous attraction is common among asexual and aromantic people, but can be experienced by people of all orientations!
I love you, in an alterous way. I think of you as a close friend, and I'm completely satisfied with that. But if you love me romantically, I'd be willing to try dating you too. I'd even have sex with you if you wanted me to! So long as we're emotionally close, I'm happy. You mean everything to me, and I want to do anything I can to make you happy.
alterous by bonespook July 30, 2020
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alterous attraction 

Alterous Attraction is normally used in the asexual/aromantic community. It describes feelings you have for someone that is neither strictly platonic or romantic; It's somewhere in the middle
Girl #1: Do you have a crush on Bob?
Girl #2: No, I just have Alterous Attraction to him. It's complicated

alterous attraction 

often used between friends and in the ace/aro community. basically an ambiguous attraction thats indistinguishable between platonic or romantic, like being unable to tell if you have a crush on them or just really enjoy being their friend.
Person 1: would you go out with (name), person 2?
person 3: no way they would! (name) is their best friend

person 2: sure i would, i have an alterous attraction to them, im fine dating them or not dating them

asterous 

If like is the oppisite of dislike, then aster is the opposite of disaster. In extension, asterous is the opposite disasterous.

So basically: great, awesome, working well
Robin: Batman, your taking out the Joker was asterous.

Batman: Stop mangling the English language, kid.
asterous by Avaricious Altruist November 29, 2012
Another name for one of the most used breath mints... Altoids...
1: dude ur breath smells like a donkeys ass
2: yeah I could use an alteros right now.
alteros by Zalum January 20, 2014

Asterous 

Aster means something bad so a disaster is something good
This is asterous

Homo sapiens alterius 

A sub-genus that is apart of the Homoagerelus family. Containing at least 15 species. Most species of this sub-genus have abnormally difficult terristal locomotion and or bipedalism, and has very medium intelligence. All of the species of these kinds have abnormally low shoulders and large heads, and also has a complex vital organ system, not including brains but memory seems to have been a vital part of these kinds of species.
Mr Gary "This reconstruction is of the Homo sapiens alterius genus!"
Kid "Woah! I'd never see a very different kind of species!"
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