tete-a-tete
Intimate two-person conversation
A tete-a-tete is a private conversation between two people, from French for "head to head." The word suggests intimacy and confidentiality: They had a little tete-a-tete in the corner.
As an adjective or adverb, it describes such encounters: dining tete-a-tete, a tete-a-tete meeting.
A tete-a-tete is also a small sofa designed for two people to sit facing each other.
Sincere personal discussion
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
confab · colloquy · exchange · parley · consultation · discourse · banter · rapport
Warm and snug
- secludedSet apart, private
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- quietLacking in sound
- intimateClosely personal or private
fireside · candlelit · tucked-away · alcove · nook · bistro · parlor · drawing-room
Gathering for discussion
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- assignationPrearranged secret meeting
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- dateSpecific day or outing
liaison · appointment · audience · vis-a-vis · one-on-one · face-to-face · get-together · sit-down
Small upholstered seating furniture
State of proximity
- privacyFreedom from observation
- bondingForming close connections
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- connectionA joining or relation
rapport · familiarity · trust · togetherness · companionship · empathy · understanding · kinship
heart-to-heart
Sincere personal discussion
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussionExchange of ideas
dialogue · confab · colloquy · exchange · parley · consultation · discourse · banter · rapport · communique
cozy
Warm and snug
intimate · fireside · candlelit · tucked-away · alcove · nook · bistro · parlor · drawing-room · terrace
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- assignationPrearranged secret meeting
- trystSecret romantic meeting
date · liaison · appointment · audience · vis-a-vis · one-on-one · face-to-face · get-together · sit-down · powwow
settee
Small upholstered seating furniture
closeness
State of proximity
connection · rapport · familiarity · trust · togetherness · companionship · empathy · understanding · kinship · harmony
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- chatterchat, chatter, chatting, chitchat, chit-chat
- conversationschat, talk, discussion, discuss, chatter
- dialogueconversation, line, lines, banter, talk
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, roundtable
- talkstalk, conversation, chat, discussion, dialogue
tete-a-tetepublic meeting
Open gathering for discussion
public · public forum · open meeting · public hearing · town hall
tete-a-tetegroup discussion
Collaborative conversation among several
conference · assembly · crowd · symposium · committee meeting