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Synonyms for dalliance

  • noun

Most common

flirting flirt toying flirtation affair fling trifling fondling

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Flirtation

flirtation, flirting, flirt, toying, coquetry

2. Affair — A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit

affair, fling, liaison, affairette

3. Trifling — A wasting of time in idleness or trifles

trifling, idling

Other

fondling, caressing, procrastination

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A wasting of time in idleness or trifles.

  2. n. 2

    A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.

  3. n. 3

    Playful flirtation; amorous play.

Related words

Word family
dallier

Forms

Plural
dalliances → flirtations, flirtings, flirts, toyings…

Example sentences

  • flirting Tom didn't notice that Mary was flirting with him.
  • flirt Yanni liked very much to flirt with young women.
  • toying Sami was just toying with my affections.
  • flirtation How do you handle flirtation?
  • affair She seems to have something to do with the affair.
  • fling "It was just a fling." "I'm filing for a divorce."

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dalliancerising
flirtingrising
flirtrising
toyingrising
flirtationrising
affairrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
flirt1, fling1
6 letters
affair2, toying2, idling3
7 letters
liaison3
8 letters
flirting2, trifling2, fondling3, coquetry
9 letters
caressing3
10 letters
flirtation3, affairette
15 letters
procrastination5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (affair2 = 2 syllables).