dalliance

• Um breve ou casual relacionamento romântico ou sexual; também pode se referir a um período de atividade frívola, brincalhona ou de diversão passageira.

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.

   Caso passageiro

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaffairamourentanglementflingflirtationliaisonromance

2. Trifling or wasting timeC2formal

   The act of wasting time or engaging in frivolous activities.

   Ócio

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdawdlingidlinglingeringtrifling

   Antônimosapplicationassiduitydiligenceindustriousness