Definitions for: Dalliance

[n] playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
[n] the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working

Webster (1913) Definition: Dal"li*ance, n. [From Dally.]
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of
caresses; wanton play.

Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch
the rein. --Shak.

O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the
strife! --Tennyson.

2. Delay or procrastination. --Shak.

3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Synonyms: coquetry, dawdling, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying, trifling, wasting time

See Also: caper, delay, frolic, gambol, holdup, play, romp

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