love affair

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noun

a romantic relationship or episode between lovers; an amour.

an active enthusiasm for something: my love affair with sailing.

Origin of love affair

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby love affair

lovage, lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable, love affair, love apple, love arrows, love at first sight, love beads, lovebird

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Example sentences from the Web for love affair

He spoke with some heat, which was his wont in every allusion to Jack's love-affair.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878|Various
She knew that this "at times" meant when Olive was deep in some love-affair.
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives
I left Zara, light of heart, three days after this event, horrified at the memory of my second love-affair.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi|Count Carlo Gozzi
But Boccaccio was a poet with a roistering proclivity, and truth to such a one in a love-affair is out of the question.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard

Was there not some love-affair of hers that you knew about?'
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances|Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for love affair

love affair

noun

a romantic or sexual relationship, esp a temporary one, between two people

a great enthusiasm or liking for somethinga love affair with ballet

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Idioms and Phrases with love affair

love affair

An intimate sexual relationship, as in They had a torrid love affair many years ago. This expression dates from about 1600, when it referred merely to the experiences connected with being in love. The current sense dates from the second half of the 1800s.

A strong enthusiasm, as in We can't ignore America's love affair with the automobile. [Mid-1900s]

单词	love affair
释义	love affair SEE SYNONYMS FOR love affair ON THESAURUS.COM noun a romantic relationship or episode between lovers; an amour. an active enthusiasm for something: my love affair with sailing. Origin of love affair First recorded in 1585–95 Words nearby love affair lovage, lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable, love affair, love apple, love arrows, love at first sight, love beads, lovebird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for love affair He spoke with some heat, which was his wont in every allusion to Jack's love-affair. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878\|Various She knew that this "at times" meant when Olive was deep in some love-affair. Shadows of Flames\|Amelie Rives I left Zara, light of heart, three days after this event, horrified at the memory of my second love-affair. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi\|Count Carlo Gozzi But Boccaccio was a poet with a roistering proclivity, and truth to such a one in a love-affair is out of the question. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13\|Elbert Hubbard Was there not some love-affair of hers that you knew about?' Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances\|Juliana Horatia Ewing British Dictionary definitions for love affair love affair noun a romantic or sexual relationship, esp a temporary one, between two people a great enthusiasm or liking for somethinga love affair with ballet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with love affair love affair 1 An intimate sexual relationship, as in They had a torrid love affair many years ago. This expression dates from about 1600, when it referred merely to the experiences connected with being in love. The current sense dates from the second half of the 1800s. 2 A strong enthusiasm, as in We can't ignore America's love affair with the automobile. [Mid-1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to love affair affair, love, relationship, dalliance, fling, adultery, tryst, liaison, passion, flirtation, involvement, courtship, infidelity, devotion, amour, entanglement, hanky-panky, intrigue, romance, seduction
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love affair

noun

Origin of love affair

Words nearby love affair

Example sentences from the Web for love affair

British Dictionary definitions for love affair

noun

Idioms and Phrases with love affair

Words related to love affair