twosome

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/ˈtuːsəm/

adjective

Being or constituting a pair; two.

“a twosome dance”

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

twosome1

adjectivetwosome (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing or constituting a pair; two.
  2. not comparableTwofold; double.

    Synonyms: twissel

  3. not comparablePerformed by two individuals.

    a twosome dance

twosome2

nountwosome (plural twosomes)

plural twosomes

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

    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

    Synonyms: duet

  2. A dance for two people.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTwofold; double.

Similar

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

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More synonyms by meaning

nountwo items of the same kind

Broader

nouna pair who associate with one another

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

twosome · adjective

  1. Middle Englishtwosome
  2. Englishtwosome

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

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twosome · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Germanic*twai
  3. Proto-West Germanic*twai-
  4. Old Englishtwēġen
  5. Old Englishtwā
  6. Middle Englishtwo
  7. Englishtwo
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  10. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  11. Englishtwosome

From two + -some.

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Translations

Bulgarian двойка
  • двойка (dvojka)a group of two people; two individuals or components
Czech dvojice
  • dvojicea group of two people; two individuals or components
Finnish duo
  • duoa group of two people; two individuals or components
French couple
  • couplea group of two people; two individuals or components
Māori tokorua, takirua
  • tokoruaa group of two people; two individuals or components
  • takiruaa group of two people; two individuals or components
Polish dwoje, dwójka
  • dwojea group of two people; two individuals or components
  • dwójkaa group of two people; two individuals or components
  • paraa group of two people; two individuals or components
  • dueta group of two people; two individuals or components
Russian дво́е, дво́йка
  • дво́е (dvóje)a group of two people; two individuals or components
  • дво́йка (dvójka)a group of two people; two individuals or components
  • па́ра (pára)a group of two people; two individuals or components
  • дуэ́т (duét)a group of two people; two individuals or components
Spanish pareja
  • parejaa group of two people; two individuals or components

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

twosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twosome

MLA

“twosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twosome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twosome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twosome.

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