Meaning

4 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)Playful flirtation; amorous play.

    Liebesspiel, Flirt, Tändelei

    флиртflirt, заи́грываниеzaígryvanije, коке́тствоkokétstvo

  2. (countable, uncountable)An episode of dabbling.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A wasting of time in idleness or trifles.

    Trödelei, Zeitverschwendung

    праздное времяпрепровожде́ниеprazdnoje vremjapreprovoždénije

  4. (countable, uncountable)A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.

    Seitensprung

    интрижкаintrižka

More definitions
  • the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
  • playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

Examples

1 sentences

  1. While Tom puttered about with his ruffles and dalliance, a musket ball was flying towards his forehead.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
playful flirtation:
a wasting of time in idleness or trifles:
A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
playful flirtation:
a wasting of time in idleness or trifles:
A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit:

Origin

From Middle English daliaunce et al., from dalien (“to exchange pleasantries, to chat; to

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.

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Forms

plural: dalliances
Singulardalliance
Pluraldalliances

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
affairA2liaisonC1flirtationidlingtriflingaffairetteflingdawdling
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relateddallierdallydallying

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
daisyB1daldaledalidallydaltondamA2
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