dalliance

[ dal-ee-uhns, dal-yuhns ]
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noun
  1. a trifling away of time; dawdling.

  2. amorous toying; flirtation.

Origin of dalliance

1
First recorded in 1300–50, dalliance is from the Middle English word daliaunce.See dally, -ance

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British Dictionary definitions for dalliance

dalliance

/ (ˈdælɪəns) /


noun
  1. waste of time in frivolous action or in dawdling

  2. an archaic word for flirtation

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