alterous

== English == === Etymology === From or related to alter(ity) +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒltəɹəs/, /ˈɔːltəɹəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔltɚəs/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑltɚəs/ === Adjective === alterous (not comparable) Pertaining to or characterized by alterity (otherness, the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed); other. (LGBTQ) Pertaining to or characterized by an attraction to someone which is intermediate between platonic and romantic. === Anagrams === oestrual, rosulate, ursolate