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tryst

[ trist, trahyst ]

noun

  1. an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.

    Synonyms: rendezvous, assignation

  2. an appointed meeting.

    Synonyms: rendezvous, assignation

  3. an appointed place of meeting.

    Synonyms: rendezvous



verb (used with object)

  1. Chiefly Scot. to make an appointment or arrange a meeting with.

verb (used without object)

  1. Chiefly Scot. to make an appointment or agreement.

tryst

/ traɪst; trɪst /

noun

  1. an appointment to meet, esp secretly
  2. the place of such a meeting or the meeting itself


verb

  1. intr to meet at or arrange a tryst

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Derived Forms

  • ˈtryster, noun

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Other Words From

  • tryster noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tryst1

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); trow, trust

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tryst1

C14: from Old French triste lookout post, apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse traust trust

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Example Sentences

Or when in the midst of an uncomfortably aggressive tryst, Franklin forced Tara to take a bite out of his jugular.

Their tryst, however, is broken up several times by messages playing from the answering machine and never comes to fruition.

The video follows the twosome on their romantic tryst, from canoodling in bed to riding carefree in a convertible.

Did the controversial stairwell tryst on Thursday night's 'Reign' premiere leave you hot and bothered?

To LaVette, their affair was a tryst, but Redding wanted to marry her, even though his girlfriend at home was pregnant.

And, at this first tryst in the sunshine, she was to set our wedding day.

The priest, again consulted, advised compliance; and the man went trembling to the tryst.

But if it failed—well, it would break her heart, but she'd have to keep the tryst, no matter what it cost her.

Some day he might stumble upon some tryst, or open a letter, or overhear a gossip's careless word.

In Hawthornes Transformation some of the principal characters keep a tryst under this same statue.

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