Associations to the word «Detente»

Wiktionary

DETENTE, noun. Alternative form of détente
DÉTENTE, noun. (chiefly politics) A relaxing of tension, especially between countries.

Dictionary definition

DETENTE, noun. The easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca