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dalliance
n. flirtation


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dalliance
Noun
1. the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
(synonym) dawdling, trifling, wasting time
(hypernym) delay, holdup
(derivation) dally, dawdle
2. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
(synonym) flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, toying
(hypernym) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
(derivation) dally, toy, play, flirt



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Dalliance
(n.)
The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play.
  
 
(n.)
Entertaining discourse.
  
 
(n.)
Delay or procrastination.
  

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dalliance
n.
رنگ رس, رنگ رلياں, راگ و سہاگ, راؤ چاؤ, بوس و کنار, چوما چاٹي, اخلاص, اختلاط, ناز و نياز, ہاؤ بھاؤ, نخرا, نخرا بازي

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dalliance
Synonyms and related words:
amorous dalliance, amorous looks, billing and cooing, bundling, caressing, come-hither look, coquetry, coquettish glances, coquettishness, coyness, cuddling, dabbling, dallying, dawdling, dilatoriness, dillydallying, fiddling, flirtation, flirtatiousness, fondling, fooling, fooling around, goo-goo eyes, hugging, idling, jerking off, kidding around, kissing, lag, lagging, lingering, loitering, lollygagging, lovemaking, messing around, monkeying, monkeying around, necking, nestling, nuzzling, ogle, petting, piddling, playing, playing around, pottering, procrastination, puttering, sexual intercourse, shilly-shallying, smattering, snuggling, spooning, tarriance, tarrying, tinkering, toying, trifling, waiting
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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