trysting
Lovers' clandestine gathering
Trysting means meeting secretly for a romantic or sexual encounter.
The word derives from tryst, an old term for a prearranged meeting between lovers: a trysting place in the woods, trysting couples.
The word sounds literary and old-fashioned, appearing more often in historical fiction than contemporary speech.
Scheduled meeting at agreed location
- assignationPrearranged secret meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- liaisonConnector between groups
appointment · date · engagement · embrace · kiss · whisper · stolen moments · moonlit
rendezvous
Scheduled meeting at agreed location
- assignationPrearranged secret meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
liaison · appointment · date · engagement · embrace · kiss · whisper · stolen moments · moonlit · secluded
lovers
Romantic partners
love · courtship · wooing · romance · amour · intimacy · seduction · flirtation · affair · beloved
trystingavoiding
Deliberately staying clear
parting · separating · shunning · estrangement · breaking up