dalliance
/ˈdæliəns/
noun
- A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
- She had a brief dalliance with a coworker, but it never became serious.
- Their summer dalliance ended when they went back to different colleges.
- The novel tells the story of a young woman's dalliance with a mysterious stranger.
- A short period of interest in or involvement with an activity or subject, without serious commitment.
- His dalliance with photography lasted only a few months before he moved on to painting.
- The company's dalliance with sustainable packaging was just a marketing gimmick.
- After a brief dalliance with jazz music, she returned to her classical piano studies.
- The act of wasting time or trifling; idle amusement or play.
- He regretted his dalliance with procrastination when the deadline approached.
- The afternoon was spent in pleasant dalliance, with no work getting done.
- Their dalliance in the garden was interrupted by the arrival of the mail carrier.
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