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A flirtatious or amorous affair
“The cheeky comedian admitted that he had a naughty dalliance with the Prince's bride to be.”
Activity engaged in for amusement
“I thought a man in your position would have understood, as seemed clear to me, that this was simply an enjoyable dalliance rather than the precursor of something, indeed of anything, deeper.”
An act of dabbling frivolously in an activity
“Those seeking enlightenment were lured to waste their time in dalliance with ideas that did little more than divert attention from the deeper structural causes of the crisis.”
An instance of wasting of time in idleness or trifles
“We would not waste our spring of youth in idle dalliance.”
Activity engaged in for amusement
Sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse
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