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Definition of love affair in English: love affairnoun 1A romantic or sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other. she had an unhappy love affair with a painter Example sentencesExamples - Sexual affairs and one-night-stands are usually short-term and rarely become love affairs or long-term friendships
- Police were also aware that the victim was addicted to gambling on football, and there was an extra issue of a love affair.
- Johnny agrees to renew their own love affair and he and Gilda are soon married.
- But their idyllic love affair is undermined by Nick's sudden and unexplained illness.
- A woman is writing a novel about a love affair, or, more specifically, the end of the affair.
- How could he possibly tell his parents that he was involved in a love affair with a married woman?
- His travels were inspired, in the beginning at least, by an unfortunate love affair.
- In a future authoritarian state, Winston Smith rebels by beginning an illicit love affair and plotting revolution.
- This all serves to make the movie - a story of a love affair running up against a war - that much more engaging.
- She fell madly in love with one of my great-great-uncles and they supposedly had a love affair.
- Much of the first half of this book is devoted to his love affair with Catherine.
- Ralph's relationship with his mother is fraught, as is his love affair with Celia.
- With his remaining time, Charlie visits his family and has a tender love affair with Alice.
- After an unhappy love affair, Brennan moved to New York where her real story starts.
- Famous composers, such as those belonging to the Romantic era, weren't only passionate about their music, they were also passionate about their respective love affairs.
- A tense atmosphere could envelop your marital relationship or love affair.
- It wasn't long before their working relationship had developed into a love affair.
- The end of a love affair can signal a new beginning in another part of your life.
- They became intimate at New Year's 1960 and pursued their love affair for many years.
- Her relationship with William was depicted as a love affair, involving many partings and returns from war.
Synonyms relationship, affair, romance, liaison, affair of the heart, intrigue, fling, amour, involvement, amorous entanglement, romantic entanglement, entanglement flirtation, dalliance French affaire de/du cœur British informal carry-on - 1.1 An intense enthusiasm or liking for something.
he had a lifelong love affair with the cinema Example sentencesExamples - I eventually bought all their albums and began a life-long love affair with Canadian rock.
- Glasgow has had an astonishing love affair with the cinema for more than 100 years.
- The Indian love affair with the one-day game began with their surprise victory in the World Cup of 1983.
- It is true, my passionate love affair with the English language knows no bounds.
- Every major city has a love affair with the local sports clubs, no matter what sport is being played.
- She has had a passionate love affair with dance, so much so that it has become more than just a hobby.
- It is 25 years now since I first set eyes on this painting, and so began a long love affair whose ardour shows no sign of abating.
- The foot fetish is hardly new - Asian countries have had a love affair with the foot for centuries.
- Nationalism is about an intense love affair with the homeland.
- Despite a lifelong love affair with journalism, the job just wasn't going my way.
- For a true devotee, these hardships are just part of her love affair with the sport.
- Our love affair with fame is very bad for our health, and now science has proved it.
- It was here that his lifelong love affair with European culture began.
- Hunters are particularly frustrated at the love affair citified folk have with deer.
- First, there is no doubt that the American love affair with the automobile continues.
- Science, for Crick, was always a love affair with nature - a grand romantic adventure.
- Perhaps more than most Europeans, Swedes have a love affair with big, comfortable cars.
- During this time Peter learnt to speak French and this was the beginning of his love affair with Europe.
- Phil also had an early love affair with the computer and often stayed up all night.
- Rich in Mexican culture, Tucson has long had a love affair with this powerful music.
Synonyms enthusiasm, mania, devotion, passion, liking, appreciation
Definition of love affair in US English: love affairnounˈləv əˌfe(ə)rˈləv əˌfɛ(ə)r 1A romantic or sexual relationship between two people, especially one that is outside marriage. Example sentencesExamples - Police were also aware that the victim was addicted to gambling on football, and there was an extra issue of a love affair.
- It wasn't long before their working relationship had developed into a love affair.
- Sexual affairs and one-night-stands are usually short-term and rarely become love affairs or long-term friendships
- His travels were inspired, in the beginning at least, by an unfortunate love affair.
- A woman is writing a novel about a love affair, or, more specifically, the end of the affair.
- But their idyllic love affair is undermined by Nick's sudden and unexplained illness.
- Famous composers, such as those belonging to the Romantic era, weren't only passionate about their music, they were also passionate about their respective love affairs.
- This all serves to make the movie - a story of a love affair running up against a war - that much more engaging.
- How could he possibly tell his parents that he was involved in a love affair with a married woman?
- With his remaining time, Charlie visits his family and has a tender love affair with Alice.
- They became intimate at New Year's 1960 and pursued their love affair for many years.
- She fell madly in love with one of my great-great-uncles and they supposedly had a love affair.
- A tense atmosphere could envelop your marital relationship or love affair.
- Much of the first half of this book is devoted to his love affair with Catherine.
- Ralph's relationship with his mother is fraught, as is his love affair with Celia.
- In a future authoritarian state, Winston Smith rebels by beginning an illicit love affair and plotting revolution.
- The end of a love affair can signal a new beginning in another part of your life.
- After an unhappy love affair, Brennan moved to New York where her real story starts.
- Johnny agrees to renew their own love affair and he and Gilda are soon married.
- Her relationship with William was depicted as a love affair, involving many partings and returns from war.
Synonyms relationship, affair, romance, liaison, affair of the heart, intrigue, fling, amour, involvement, amorous entanglement, romantic entanglement, entanglement - 1.1 An intense enthusiasm or liking for something.
the great American love affair with the automobile Example sentencesExamples - She has had a passionate love affair with dance, so much so that it has become more than just a hobby.
- Perhaps more than most Europeans, Swedes have a love affair with big, comfortable cars.
- Despite a lifelong love affair with journalism, the job just wasn't going my way.
- Hunters are particularly frustrated at the love affair citified folk have with deer.
- Glasgow has had an astonishing love affair with the cinema for more than 100 years.
- Phil also had an early love affair with the computer and often stayed up all night.
- I eventually bought all their albums and began a life-long love affair with Canadian rock.
- Every major city has a love affair with the local sports clubs, no matter what sport is being played.
- During this time Peter learnt to speak French and this was the beginning of his love affair with Europe.
- Science, for Crick, was always a love affair with nature - a grand romantic adventure.
- Nationalism is about an intense love affair with the homeland.
- The foot fetish is hardly new - Asian countries have had a love affair with the foot for centuries.
- The Indian love affair with the one-day game began with their surprise victory in the World Cup of 1983.
- It is 25 years now since I first set eyes on this painting, and so began a long love affair whose ardour shows no sign of abating.
- First, there is no doubt that the American love affair with the automobile continues.
- Rich in Mexican culture, Tucson has long had a love affair with this powerful music.
- It is true, my passionate love affair with the English language knows no bounds.
- It was here that his lifelong love affair with European culture began.
- Our love affair with fame is very bad for our health, and now science has proved it.
- For a true devotee, these hardships are just part of her love affair with the sport.
Synonyms enthusiasm, mania, devotion, passion, liking, appreciation
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