Definition of tryst
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:an agreement (as between lovers) to meet
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:an appointed meeting or meeting place
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both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park
Recent Examples of tryst from the Web
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In response to New York Times critic Jeremy Egner’s musings on the subject, commenters ranged from blithe to jubilant about the aunt-son tryst.
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The hazy lighting and filmy shades lend themselves to the perfect backdrop for a weekend-long tryst with your love.
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The town in which Austen’s characters tryst, shop and party is a bustling place full of aristocrats who come there to see and be seen, to exhibit fashions and socialize and to enjoy the health benefits, both real and putative, of the sulfur baths.
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The FBI’s review of Desiree and Hazley’s text messages, phone and Internet records and Facebook postings confirmed numerous trysts arranged through Backpage, the affidavit by Special Agent Jonathan Williamson shows.
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Suddenly the Trump - Xi tryst looks as fleeting as a Taylor Swift fling.
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Before her tryst with Yorn, Johansson and Jost were seen kissing in May at Saturday Night Live‘s season finale afterparty, Page Six reported.
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He was married to designer Barbara Feltus at the time of the tryst.
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Of course, Kushner can’t help that his dad went to federal prison about a decade ago for evading taxes and taking revenge on his sister by hiring a prostitute to seduce her husband and sending her a videotape of the tryst.
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Origin and Etymology of tryst
Middle English triste appointed station for hunters, probably from trist, trust confidence, trust
tryst Synonyms
Synonyms
appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, engagementRelated Words
arrangement; invitation; interview; get-together, meeting; call, visit; scheduleDefinition of tryst
intransitive verb
:to make or keep a tryst
First Known Use of tryst
14th century
TRYST Defined for English Language Learners
tryst
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noun
Definition of tryst for English Language Learners
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: a meeting by lovers at a secret time or place
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