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tryst
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- pronunciation:
- trIst
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a meeting held at a specified time and place, esp. a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
His wife never found out about his frequent trysts, but it seems likely that she suspected.- synonyms:
- rendezvous
- similar words:
- meeting, tete-a-tete
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| definition 2: |
an agreement, esp. a secret one by lovers, to meet at a specified time and place; assignation.
- synonyms:
- assignation
- similar words:
- appointment, date, engagement
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| related words: |
intrigue |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
trysts, trysting, trysted |
| definition: |
esp. of lovers, to meet or make an agreement to meet, often secretly.
- similar words:
- elope, meet, rendezvous
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| related words: |
intrigue, romance |
| derivation: |
tryster (n.) |
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