à deux
Americanadjective
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being between two persons in intimate relationship.
dinner à deux.
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intimately with just two persons present.
dined by candlelight à deux.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of à deux
From French: “of or for two; two at a time”
Example Sentences
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People might fall down political rabbit holes, taken in by superficially convincing bullshit, or obsessed by folies à deux relationships with machine personalities that don’t really exist.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2023
Still, Big and Little Edie are not so far gone in their folie à deux that they are unaware of the Maysles brothers’ presence, and they even interact with the filmmakers at times.
From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022
Folie à deux is a rare psychiatric syndrome also known as shared psychosis, likely hinting at the traditionally co-dependent relationship between Joker and Harley Quinn.
From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2022
The book chronicles who said what to whom, moment by moment, in meetings and memos, in personal texts and dinners à deux at the White House.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2019
But though I knew that Julian frequently invited Henry for lunches à deux, I had never before received an invitation to dine alone with him, and I was both flattered and vaguely worried.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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