adj
Meaning 1
Being or constituting a pair; two.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
twosome
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈtuːsəm/
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CMU ARPABET: T UW1 S AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Twofold; double.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Performed by two individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a twosome dance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A group of two; a pair; a couple; a group of two distinct individuals or components.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A dance for two people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
a pair who associate with one another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the engaged couple
- an inseparable twosome
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: couple, duo, duet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pair
Narrower terms: same-sex marriage
noun
Meaning 7
two items of the same kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: couple, pair, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: two, 2, II, deuce
Narrower terms: doubleton
History
Etymology
From Middle English twosome, equivalent to two + -some. Cognate with Scots twasome, twaesome (“twosome”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1der. Proto-Germanic *twai Proto-West Germanic *twai-der. Old English twēġen Old English twā Middle English two English two English -some English twosome From two + -some.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: двойка (dvojka) — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Czech: dvojice — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Finnish: duo — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- French: couple — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Māori: tokorua — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Māori: takirua — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Polish: dwoje — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Polish: dwójka — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Polish: para — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Polish: duet — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Russian: дво́е (dvóje) — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Russian: дво́йка (dvójka) — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Russian: па́ра (pára) — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Russian: дуэ́т (duét) — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Northern Sami: guovttis — a group of two people; two individuals or components
- Spanish: pareja — a group of two people; two individuals or components