dalliance

• Kurze oder flüchtige romantische oder sexuelle Beziehung; auch ein Zeitraum spielerischen oder leichtfertigen Verhaltens.

A brief or casual romantic or sexual relationship, or a period of playful or frivolous activity.

1. Brief romantic or sexual relationshipC1formal

   A casual, short-lived romantic or sexual relationship, often not serious.

   Kurzlebige Liebesaffäre

   • Their summer dalliance ended when they returned to their respective cities.
   • He had a brief dalliance with a colleague, but it was nothing serious.
   • The novel describes the protagonist's dalliance with a mysterious stranger.

   Synonymeaffairamourentanglementflingflirtationliaisonromance

2. Trifling or wasting timeC2formal

   The act of wasting time or engaging in frivolous activities.

   Müßiggang

   • His dalliance with video games cost him his grades.
   • The committee's dalliance with trivial matters delayed the project.
   • She regretted her dalliance with procrastination before the exam.

   Synonymedawdlingidlinglingeringtrifling

   Antonymeapplicationassiduitydiligenceindustriousness