Plural for a flirtatious or amorous affair
“The cheeky comedian admitted that he had a naughty dalliance with the Prince's bride to be.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for 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.”
Plural for an instance of wasting of time in idleness or trifles
“We would not waste our spring of youth in idle dalliance.”
Plural for sexual activity, especially sexual intercourse
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