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    dalliance
    /ˈdalɪəns/

    noun

    • 1. a casual romantic or sexual relationship: "Jack was not averse to an occasional dalliance with a pretty girl"

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  2. DALLIANCE definition: 1. (involvement in) a sexual relationship that is not lasting or serious: 2. an interest or…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of DALLIANCE is an act of dallying. How to use dalliance in a sentence. an act of dallying: such as; play; especially : amorous play; frivolous action : trifling…

  4. DALLIANCE meaning: 1. (involvement in) a sexual relationship that is not lasting or serious: 2. an interest or…. Learn more.

  5. Dalliance definition: a trifling away of time; dawdling.. See examples of DALLIANCE used in a sentence.

  6. Definition of 'dalliance' Word Frequency. dalliance. (dæliəns ) Word forms: plural dalliances. 1. variable noun. If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously. [old-fashioned] ...my dalliance with a certain footballer. ...sexual dalliances.

  7. A dalliance is a playful flirtation, one that might lead to a casual romance. The king's public dalliance toward the lady in waiting shocked everyone in the court except for the queen.

  8. Definitions of 'dalliance' 1. If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously. [old-fashioned] [...] 2. Someone's dalliance with something is a brief involvement with it. [old-fashioned] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'dalliance'

  9. Definition of dalliance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. 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.

  11. There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dalliance, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.