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- DictionaryTryst/trist/
noun
- 1. a private romantic rendezvous between lovers: "a moonlight tryst"
verb
- 1. keep a private, romantic rendezvous.
tryst. (trĭst) n. 1. An agreement between lovers to meet at a certain time and place. 2. A usually private meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on by lovers. See Synonyms at engagement. intr.v. tryst·ed, tryst·ing, trysts.
The meaning of TRYST is an agreement (as between lovers) to meet.
TRYST definition: 1. a meeting between two people who are having a romantic relationship, especially a secret one…. Learn more.
A tryst is an appointment made to meet at a specific place and time, especially one made in secret by lovers, as in The two employees arranged a tryst for meeting secretly after work. Tryst is also the meeting itself or the place where the meeting will happen, as in Paul snuck out of his room and headed to the tryst.
A meeting is when people get together for any reason. But when they are sneaking to meet, notably as secret lovers, it's called a tryst. The origin of the word tryst comes from Middle English, and originally referred to a designated hunting station.
a meeting between two people who are having a romantic relationship, especially a secret one: When his wife found out about all his trysts, he knew their marriage was over. The actor went public about her alleged tryst with the president. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Meeting people.
Tryst Definition. An appointment made secretly by lovers to meet at a specified time and place. Any such meeting. The place of such a meeting. To keep a tryst. (intransitive) To make a tryst; to agree to meet at a place. To arrange or appoint (a meeting time etc.).
noun. 1. an appointment to meet at a specified time and place, esp. one made secretly by lovers. 2. a. a meeting held by appointment. b. the place of such a meeting. : also trysting place.
Definition of tryst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of tryst 1 First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English triste “appointed hunting-station,” from Old French, from Germanic; compare Gothic trausti “agreement, arrangement,” akin to Middle English trist “confidence,” Old English tryst (unrecorded); see trow , trust
