dalliance C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈdæli.əns/ UK /ˈdalɪəns/ See IPA manual Freq #43752 Meanings 1 noun A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. But, with a gesture, she put a period to this dalliance—one shouldn't palter so on an empty stomach, she might almost have said. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wasting of time in... dawdlingidlingtrifling Word family Related forms dallierdallydallying Etymology From Middle English daliaunce et al., from dalien (“to exchange pleasantries, to chat; to flirt”), from Old French dalier, dailer. By surface analysis, dally + -ance. Topics Abstract Ideas External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dalliance **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdæli.əns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdalɪəns/ **Frequency rank:** 43752 ## Meanings 1. A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. ## Examples - But, with a gesture, she put a period to this dalliance—one shouldn't palter so on an empty stomach, she might almost have said. ## Synonyms - dawdling - idling - trifling ## Related Forms - dallier - dally - dallying ## Etymology From Middle English daliaunce et al., from dalien (“to exchange pleasantries, to chat; to flirt”), from Old French dalier, dailer. By surface analysis, dally + -ance. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown