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dalliance

[ dal-ee-uhns, dal-yuhns ]

noun

  1. a trifling away of time; dawdling.
  2. amorous toying; flirtation.


dalliance

/ ˈæɪəԲ /

noun

  1. waste of time in frivolous action or in dawdling
  2. an archaic word for flirtation
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of dalliance1

First recorded in 1300–50, dalliance is from the Middle English word daliaunce. See dally, -ance
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If this is my ideal Sunday, a f— buddy or a casual dalliance would come over, and we would have sex.

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It’s the ghost of Blanche’s husband, who shot himself after she shamed him for his dalliance with another man.

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His second marriage appears to be shaky, his attempt to take a third wife hit the buffers and there are also reports of another dalliance with a young princess.

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But this time the restraint isn’t derived from the fear of judgment; it’s borne out of the knowledge that any dalliance with Samuel could have dire consequences.

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Convicted of 34 felony counts for covering up an extramarital dalliance that could well have cost him the 2016 election.

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