tête-à-tête
1 of 3noun
ˌtet-ə-ˈtet 
ˌtāt-ə-ˈtāt,
sense 2 is also ˈtēt-ə-ˌtēt
1
: a private conversation between two persons
2
: a short piece of furniture (such as a sofa) intended to seat two persons especially facing each other
tête-à-tête
2 of 3adverb
ˌtet-ə-ˈtet
ˌtāt-ə-ˈtāt
: in private
tête-à-tête
3 of 3adjective
ˌtet-ə-ˌtet
ˌtāt-ə-ˌtāt
: face-to-face, private
Synonyms
Noun
- backchat
- cackle
- causerie
- chat
- chatter
- chin music
- chin-wag [slang]
- chitchat
- confab
- confabulation
- gab
- gabfest
- gossip
- jangle
- jaw
- natter [chiefly British]
- palaver
- patter
- rap
- schmooze
- small talk
- table talk
- talk
Adverb
- face-to-face
- personally
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
French, literally, head to head
First Known Use
Noun
1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1700, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1728, in the meaning defined above
tête-à-têtes
noun
as in chats
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this had a quick tête-à-tête with my neighbor before heading off to work Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chats
- talks
- gabfests
- confabs
- palavers
- chitchats
- chatter
- gab
- small talk
- confabulations
- schmoozes
- table talk
- gossip
- jaws
- natters
- chin music
- patter
- chin-wag
- jangle
- cackle
- raps
- discourses
- symposia
- causeries
- exchanges
- backchat
- colloquies
- parleys
- dialogues
- conferences
- debates
- symposiums
- dialogs
- yaks
- happy talk
- crosstalk
- yammers
- yaps
- yacks
- give-and-takes
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