dalliance
a trifling away of time; dawdling.
amorous toying; flirtation.
Origin of dalliance
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How to use dalliance in a sentence
Hard lessons are learned on this front through her dalliances with men.
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At Crisis, Hudson railed against Clinton for his dalliances with Monica Lewinsky.
The songs of birds are discontinued as soon as their amorous dalliances and the care of their offspring have ceased.
They are very skilful in sports and dalliances, and in contriving pleasures to rob men of their senses.
Not with empty flatteries, nor idle dalliances, nor frivolous arts did they mutually encourage and assist each other.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume IV | John LordThe games are everything, and the easy strolls and the social dalliances are much less.
The Happy Golfer | Henry Leach
British Dictionary definitions for dalliance
/ (ˈdælɪəns) /
waste of time in frivolous action or in dawdling
an archaic word for flirtation
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