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sismance

sismance noun: a close but non-sexual relationship between two women.

Noun

sismance (countable and uncountable, plural sismances)

  1. (informal) A close but non-sexual relationship between two women.
    • ‘Sis-mance’, or ‘sister-mance’ (the best I could come up with for a female version of ‘bromance’) was rampant this week2013, What have Your Favourite Celebs been up to? Find out on ‘The BFF Special’ of #WorkFlow! – Your Weekly Entertainment News Bulletin, BellaNaija
    • Joséphine : C’est une amitié passionnelle, au sens de l’adoration de l’autre. Ce que les Américains appellent une « sismance ».
      Le féminin de « bromance » ?
      Joséphine : Voilà. Ces deux jeunes filles ont un rapport d’exclusivité l’une envers l’autre. Elles doivent toujours tout faire ensemble, tout...2014 Joséphine Japy : "Mélanie Laurent place la barre assez haut dans son cinéma" Premiere
    Synonyms:
    girl crush, womance

Synonyms of sismance

Forms of sismance

pluralsismances

Origin of sismance

Blend of sis + romance.

Words formed from sismance

Questions about sismance

What does sismance mean?
Sismance means a close but non-sexual relationship between two women.
What part of speech is sismance?
Sismance is a noun.
What is the plural of sismance?
The plural of sismance is sismances.

Words near sismance in the dictionary

  1. Sisleys
  2. Sislian
  3. Sislians
  4. Sislyan
  5. Sislyans
  6. sismance
  7. sismances
  8. sismantic
  9. sismograph
  10. sismographs
  11. sismology

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