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Definition of Twosome
1. Noun. Two items of the same kind.
Terms within: Fellow, Mate
Generic synonyms: 2, Deuce, Ii, Two
Specialized synonyms: Doubleton
Derivative terms: Couple, Pair, Pair
2. Noun. A pair who associate with one another. "An inseparable twosome"
Generic synonyms: Pair
Specialized synonyms: Same-sex Marriage
Derivative terms: Couple
Definition of Twosome
1. Adjective. Being or constituting a pair; two. ¹
2. Adjective. Twofold; double. ¹
3. Adjective. Performed by two individuals. ¹
4. Noun. A group of two; a pair; a couple; a group of two distinct individuals or components. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Twosome
1. a group of two [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twosome
Literary usage of Twosome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson (1905)
"CHAPTER XXVII A twosome I BELIEVE it was about the fifth day, and I know at least
that James was in one of his fits of gloom, when I received three letters. ..."
2. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"... But I vote such sport as " slow "— Find it rather glum and gruesome; With a
little maid I know I would play a quiet " twosome "! ..."
3. In College Days: Recent Varsity Verse by Joseph Le Roy Harrison (1901)
"Under the sunny August sky We sought her ball, Jeannette and I, — 'T was just a
twosome. Our hands met in the search somehow, Alas, for me the hazard now, ..."
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