Word Of The Day: Dalliance.
Noun
1. A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
2. Brief or casual involvement with something.
Example Sentences.
1. "I had a brief dalliance with pottery, but I was never skilled enough to make anything that survived the kiln."
2. "My sister is having a dalliance on our vacation, but it doesn't seem like it will last beyond our plane ride home."
3. "Her dalliance with baking turned into a full-fledged operation where she delivers dozens of pastries to local coffee shops every morning."
Word Origin: English, 14th century
The Old French root of this flirtatious word is benign: It comes from "dalier," meaning "to chat." In Middle English, "to dally" took on a more amorous quality, and "dalliance" became the noun for a casual fling.
Noun
1. A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
2. Brief or casual involvement with something.
Example Sentences.
1. "I had a brief dalliance with pottery, but I was never skilled enough to make anything that survived the kiln."
2. "My sister is having a dalliance on our vacation, but it doesn't seem like it will last beyond our plane ride home."
3. "Her dalliance with baking turned into a full-fledged operation where she delivers dozens of pastries to local coffee shops every morning."
Word Origin: English, 14th century
The Old French root of this flirtatious word is benign: It comes from "dalier," meaning "to chat." In Middle English, "to dally" took on a more amorous quality, and "dalliance" became the noun for a casual fling.
Word Of The Day: Dalliance.
Noun
1. A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
2. Brief or casual involvement with something.
Example Sentences.
1. "I had a brief dalliance with pottery, but I was never skilled enough to make anything that survived the kiln."
2. "My sister is having a dalliance on our vacation, but it doesn't seem like it will last beyond our plane ride home."
3. "Her dalliance with baking turned into a full-fledged operation where she delivers dozens of pastries to local coffee shops every morning."
Word Origin: English, 14th century
The Old French root of this flirtatious word is benign: It comes from "dalier," meaning "to chat." In Middle English, "to dally" took on a more amorous quality, and "dalliance" became the noun for a casual fling.
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