单词 | philander |
释义 | philander[ fi-lan-der ] / fɪˈlæn dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR philander ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)(of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations. Origin of philander1675–85; <Greek phílandros one who loves (of a woman, loving her husband); see philo-, andro-; later used in fiction as a proper name for a lover, and apparently mistaken as “a man who loves” SYNONYMS FOR philandertrifle, dally, womanize. SEE SYNONYMS FOR philander ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM philanderphi·lan·der·er, nounWords nearby philanderPhiladelphia lawyer, Philadelphia pepper pot, Philadelphia scrapple, philadelphus, Philae, philander, philanthropic, philanthropist, philanthropize, philanthropy, philately Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for philanderBritish Dictionary definitions for philanderphilander / (fɪˈlændə) / verb(intr often foll by with) (of a man) to flirt with women Derived forms of philanderphilanderer, nounphilandering, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for philanderC17: from Greek philandros fond of men, from philos loving + anēr man; used as a name for a lover in literary works Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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