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situationship

UK/ˌsɪt͡ʃuˈeɪʃənʃɪp//ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃənʃɪp/

situationship noun: a romantic or sexual relationship in which the parties do not consider or are not clear that they are in such relationship; such that is informal, without the responsibilities of a formal relationship; a companionship.

Noun

situationship (plural situationships)

  1. (informal, neologism) A romantic or sexual relationship in which the parties do not consider or are not clear that they are in such relationship; such that is informal, without the responsibilities of a formal relationship; a companionship.
    • The thing about being in a situationship – and this is a big thing – is that because you exist in that no-man's-land, the rules of engagement are not spelt out.2016, Lerato Tshabalala, The Way I See It: The Musings of a Black Woman in the Rainbow Nation, page 110
    • “Might you be pregnant?” I scoffed. “Listen Miss James, I know that you know that my personal life is a mess. There's no way I could be pregnant.” “Mark?” “What about Mark?” “Look, I know you're in a situationship with him...” I sighed, “Listen, Mark and I are friends. And anything that happens...2017, Jamila Jasper, The Situationship: BWWM Romance Novel, Publisher s23991
  2. (informal, neologism) A person with whom one is in such a relationship.

situationship meaning in Tamil

situationship in Tamil

உறவு மயக்கம்

Forms of situationship

pluralsituationships

Origin of situationship

From situation + -ship or a blend of situational + relationship.

Questions about situationship

What does situationship mean?
Situationship means a romantic or sexual relationship in which the parties do not consider or are not clear that they are in such relationship; such that is informal, without the responsibilities of a formal relationship; a companionship.
What is situationship in Tamil?
Situationship in Tamil is உறவு மயக்கம். See Situationship meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is situationship?
Situationship is a noun.
How do you pronounce situationship?
Situationship is pronounced /ˌsɪt͡ʃuˈeɪʃənʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of situationship?
The plural of situationship is situationships.

Words near situationship in the dictionary

  1. situationists
  2. situationless
  3. situationlessness
  4. situations
  5. situations vacant
  6. situationship
  7. situationships
  8. situative
  9. situla
  10. situlae
  11. situlas

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: situationship (page history and authors); situationship (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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