dalliance

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English daliaunce.

[edit] Noun

dalliance (plural dalliances)

1. A trifling away of time - dawdling.
2. Amorous toying - flirtation.
3. A sexual relationship, not serious, often illicit (often used in plural in describing someone who has many such relationships, either consecutively or over time) - affair

[edit] Translations