Found 2 items, similar to dalliance.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dalliance
dalliance
n 1: the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working [syn:
dawdling,
trifling,
wasting time]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn:
flirt,
flirting,
flirtation,
coquetry,
toying]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dalliance
Dalliance
\Dal"li*ance\, n. [From
Dally.]
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of
caresses; wanton play.
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Look thou be true, do not give dalliance
Too much the rein. --Shak.
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O, the dalliance and the wit,
The flattery and the strife! --Tennyson.
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2. Delay or procrastination. --Shak.
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3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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