[ UK /dˈæliːəns/ ]
[ US /ˈdæɫiəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
  2. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
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How To Use dalliance In A Sentence

  • Romantic visions of harmony with nature are a dalliance, more than a practical reality.
  • New York Daily News story says "citing unnamed sources, US is reporting that Woods had other 'dalliances' with a 'Las Vegas marketing professional at the MGM grand hotel,' with a blond and a brunette at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Upstate New York ..." tewcentsin Undefined
  • I didn't say anything for a long time, because if I was questioning my sexuality, I could bet my friends would if I told them about my dalliances.
  • The idea of unattached romantic dalliances within lush tropical settings is theoretically pleasant, yet unfulfilling as is the notion of a marriage without jealously or commitment.
  • According to Perry, Malcolm's same-sex dalliances date back to childhood, where he enjoyed being masturbated or fellated. Irene Monroe: Malcolm X Was "Gay-for-Pay," New Book Says
  • Contrary to the dalliances of the rich - who've lately been slumming it like it's 1979-there's nothing fun or ‘cool’ in wondering when you'll eat next.
  • One, who in dalliance affects the male, no female is, And he who is effeminate of step's no male, ywis. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV
  • ‘So much celebrity profiling takes the position that they were heterosexual with, maybe, some same-sex dalliance on the side,’ says Mann.
  • It takes four solid years of overdubs, rewrites, and revisions - not to mention several label dalliances - to finish their third album, The Meadowlands.
  • For short-term sexual dalliances, women focus more on physical characteristics and personality traits such as a sense of humor.
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