twosome

adj, noun — 5 senses

twosome

adj

/ˈtuːsəm/

Etymology From Middle English twosome, equivalent to two + -some. Cognate with Scots twasome, twaesome (“twosome”).

1

Being or constituting a pair; two.

2

Twofold; double.

3

Performed by two individuals.

a twosome dance

Synonyms: twissel
Derived terms: gruesome twosome, twosomeness

twosome

noun

Etymology From two + -some.

1

A group of two; a pair; a couple; a group of two distinct individuals or components.

And I was tooling along a mossy path with the brow a bit wet with honest sweat, when there came to my ears the unmistakable sound of somebody reading poetry to someone, and the next moment I found myself confronting a mixed twosome who had dropped anchor beneath a shady tree in what is known as a leafy glade.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter III:

2

A dance for two people.

Synonyms: duet, duo, pair

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