dalliance

dal·li·ance

D0012400 (dăl′ē-əns)n.1. a. Casual romantic or sexual activity: "[The military campaigns] provided ample opportunity for dalliance with civilians and hence for the spread of sexually transmitted disease" (Mark Harrison).b. A casual or brief romantic or sexual relationship: revealed his many dalliances in his memoirs.2. A brief involvement or interest in something: a dalliance with socialism.3. Frivolous spending of time; dawdling: passed the summer in idle dalliance.

dalliance

(ˈdælɪəns) n1. waste of time in frivolous action or in dawdling2. an archaic word for flirtation

dal•li•ance

(ˈdæl i əns, ˈdæl yəns)

n. 1. a trifling away of time; dawdling. 2. amorous toying; flirtation. [1300–50; Middle English daliaunce. See dally, -ance]

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Noun	1.	dalliance - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of workingdawdling, triflingdelay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
	2.	dalliance - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interestcoquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, flirtfrolic, gambol, romp, caper, play - gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

dalliance

(Old-fashioned)noun1. flirtation, coquetry, amorous play a politician engaging in sexual dalliance with his colleague2. dabbling, playing, toying, trifling a fashionable dalliance with ideas of liberty and reason

dalliance

noun1. The practice of flirting:coquetry, flirtation.2. A usually brief romance entered into lightly or frivolously:flirtation.

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