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Tête-à-tête

//ˌtɛt.əˈtɛt// adv, noun

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In private, between two people; head-to-head. not-comparable

    "Swankey of the Body Guard himself, that dangerous youth, and the greatest buck of all the Indian army now on leave, was one day discovered by Major Dobbin tête-à-tête with Amelia, and describing the sport of pig-sticking to her with great humour and eloquence […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head.

    "From the tête-à-tête with Mr. Thomas Tough, ſhe goes to her deſk again, and begins to write "With what appetite ſhe may," in the forlorn hope of procuring from her bookſeller part of the money ſhe has been compelled to promiſe to the ſaid Thomas's peremptory demands, on behalf of Mr. Humphrey Hotgooſe—[…]"

  2. 2
    A bench or sofa that allows two people to talk face-to-face, especially one that is S-shaped.
  3. 3
    A variety of early flowering, fragrant daffodil.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête (“head-to-head”).

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French tête-à-tête (“head-to-head”).

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