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Word of the Day - dalliance

Have a dalliance with today's word, unless you fall deeply in love with it, of course.

dalliance

/ˈdalɪəns/ [dally-ance]
noun
1 A casual romantic or sexual relationship.
1.1 A period of brief or casual involvement with something.

Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘conversation’): from dally+ -ance.

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Ron's brief dalliance with college physics was quickly replaced with a study of Spanish and rowing for the school's crew.

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