Dalliance
noun
A short casual romantic or sexual relationship.
He had a brief dalliance with a woman from the office.
Often appears as...
- brief dalliance
- casual dalliance
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Informal, Disapproving
noun
An act of wasting time.
His dalliance with drugs almost cost him his career.
Often appears as...
- waste of dalliance
- dalliance with danger
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Disapproving
noun
A short casual romantic or sexual relationship.
He had a brief dalliance with a woman from the office.
Often appears as...
- brief dalliance
- casual dalliance
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
An act of wasting time.
His dalliance with drugs almost cost him his career.
Often appears as...
- waste of dalliance
- dalliance with danger
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Brief Relationship
Emphasizes temporary and non-serious nature of a romantic or sexual relationship.
Their summer dalliance ended as quickly as it began.
Pro Tip 2/3Not True Love
Indicates a relationship without deep affection, often more for fun.
She dismissed their dalliance as nothing serious.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Disapproval
May carry a negative connotation, implying irresponsibility or frivolity.
His dalliances are well-known and frowned upon by his family.
Pro Tip 1/3Brief Relationship
Emphasizes temporary and non-serious nature of a romantic or sexual relationship.
Their summer dalliance ended as quickly as it began.
Pro Tip 2/3Not True Love
Indicates a relationship without deep affection, often more for fun.
She dismissed their dalliance as nothing serious.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Disapproval
May carry a negative connotation, implying irresponsibility or frivolity.
His dalliances are well-known and frowned upon by his family.
Pro Tip 1/3Brief Relationship
Emphasizes temporary and non-serious nature of a romantic or sexual relationship.
Their summer dalliance ended as quickly as it began.
Pro Tip 2/3Not True Love
Indicates a relationship without deep affection, often more for fun.
She dismissed their dalliance as nothing serious.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Disapproval
May carry a negative connotation, implying irresponsibility or frivolity.
His dalliances are well-known and frowned upon by his family.
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Video examples
Pompeiian Sexuality PIPE...
representation it's not showing actual intercourse but rather kind of the dalliance that might lead up to it it's got lots of clues in it about ancient Roman sexual mores for one thing it doesn't have a sense of privacy we think that privacy is the most important thing about sexual activity but here we have a
Video examples
Pompeiian Sexuality PIPE...
representation it's not showing actual intercourse but rather kind of the dalliance that might lead up to it it's got lots of clues in it about ancient Roman sexual mores for one thing it doesn't have a sense of privacy we think that privacy is the most important thing about sexual activity but here we have a
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Saffron Burrows
English Actress
For a woman to say she has had a dalliance with another woman is quite trendy these days. I do not like trendiness. Life isn't about dalliances - it's about individuals. You come across people in your life that you find very interesting. It's not about something flighty.
Quote examples
Saffron Burrows
English Actress
For a woman to say she has had a dalliance with another woman is quite trendy these days. I do not like trendiness. Life isn't about dalliances - it's about individuals. You come across people in your life that you find very interesting. It's not about something flighty.
Example 1 of 1
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