dalliance
noun
a trifling away of time; dawdling.
dalliances
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pluralof dalliance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And although the data can’t rule out a recent polyamory “fad” among the “ruling class,” the obsession with upper-class dalliances obscures a key fact: Most nonmonogamists aren’t rich and white.
From Slate ● May 5, 2024
Henry, though, has had dalliances with other baseball teams.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2023
This isn’t to say relationships or dalliances are always easy or successful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
Bayard shows how Jackie gamely shouldered Jack’s boisterous family, stratospheric ambitions, health problems and dalliances.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
We scurry about, in and out of our flat buildings, occupied with our flat businesses and dalliances.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
