Zweisamkeit

German

Etymology

Originally jocular, derived from Einsamkeit (“solitude, loneliness”) by replacing ein (“one”) with zwei (“two”). Compare Dutch tweezaamheid (possibly after the German).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Zweisamkeit f (genitive Zweisamkeit, plural Zweisamkeiten)

  1. (slightly informal) togetherness, intimacy between two persons, most often romantic; tête-à-tête

Declension

Further reading

  • “Zweisamkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zweisamkeit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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