Entente
n.calm, kindformal
What it means
A friendly understanding or cooperative agreement between groups or states.
Reach for it when describing cordial cooperation that may be less binding than an alliance
The two clubs formed an entente to share the training ground.
Choose between these
6- everyday
when informal agreement rests on shared expectations
not when Understanding may be private or vague and lacks entente's diplomatic flavor.
- warm
friendly pact
when plain language should retain the cordial tone
not when Pact sounds more binding, while friendly can understate strategic interests.
- professional
when parties commit to mutual support
not when Alliance is stronger and usually imposes more defined obligations.
- professional
when sustained joint work and shared responsibility are central
not when Partnership is more operational and may imply equal legal standing.
- formal
when a negotiated agreement resolves a difference
not when Accord suggests a clearer settlement and can be legally documented.
- literary
when previously strained parties restore friendly relations
not when Rapprochement names the process of drawing closer, not the resulting arrangement.
Said against
4- hostility
- rupture
- conflict
- estrangement
It naturally appears in
3- cordial entente
A cordial entente allowed the neighboring museums to share loans.
- reach an entente
The councils reached an entente over maintenance of the bridge.
- informal entente
An informal entente kept both choirs from scheduling the same weekend.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun, noun sense a friendly understanding between states or groups opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.