dalliance
Plural: dalliances
Noun
- the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
- Playful flirtation; amorous play.
- An episode of dabbling.
- A wasting of time in idleness or trifles.
- A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English daliaunce et al., from dalien (“to exchange pleasantries, to chat; to flirt”), from Old French dalier, dailer. By surface analysis, dally + -ance.
Synonyms
coquetry, dawdling, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying, trifling, affair, affairette, fling, idling, liaison
Scrabble Score: 12
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