Dictionary

sismantic en · ADJ

Etymology

Blend of sis + romantic.

Meanings

1. (informal) Of or relating to sismance.
   • February 2010 The Uncelebrated Love Affair of the Single Girl, Ruth's Gleanings The Benefits of Bro-/Sismantic Love
   • January 2010 Kyle Frazier Distributed time for others leads to healthy relationships A fine balance of chilling with friends and hanging with a significant other is the key to a good relationship, whether the relationship is of the romantic kind or the bromantic/sismantic kind.
   • Sweetest thing i saw when i was at the esplanade was there was a couple and they came up with this idea of taking pictures of other couples in love, and also those who just wanna be bromantic and sismantic. 2009, Matthew Goh, locked inside my head ., Creating-Miracles:
   • Special thanks to my beta, dolimir_k and my sismantic twin, maplelump. 2011, together, we are the oceans (part 4):
   • Root’s sismantic (/romantic) relationship with Shaw is also fascinating. 2015, Laura Dallars, Great Women II, We're Being WATCHED:
   • there is nothing in the rule book stating that you must celebrate only romantic love. Why not celebrate the love you have for yourself and your closest friends by having a “single girls night” at home? While all the couples out there are waiting for their turn in a jam-packed restaurant, you and your friends can enjoy a fun, sismantic (okay, I made that up, how come guys have bromances, but we don’t have a term for our bond as women?) night in the comfort of your own dining room. 2012, Nicole Etolen, Celebrate Single Girls Night on Valentine’s Day with Bormioli Rocco, Pretty Opinionated:
   • If a scene is between two or more characters, does it advance the story or character development arc between those characters? This includes all sex scenes and romantic or witty bromantic/sismantic interludes. 2016, James Osiris Baldwin, Fix Your Damn Book!: How to Painlessly Self-Edit Your Novels & Stories, page 72:

Forms

Coordinates

bromantic

Synonyms

womantic