'Dalliance' definitions:
Definition of 'dalliance'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Dalliance'
From: GCIDE
- Dalliance \Dal"li*ance\, n. [From Dally.]
- 1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. [1913 Webster]
- Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too much the rein. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strife! --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Delay or procrastination. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dalliance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amorous dalliance,
- amorous looks,
- billing and cooing,
- bundling,
- caressing,
- come-hither look,
- coquetry,
- coquettish glances,
- coquettishness,
- coyness,
- cuddling,
- dabbling,
- dallying,
- dawdling,
- dilatoriness,
- dillydallying,
- fiddling,
- flirtation,
- flirtatiousness,
- fondling,
- fooling,
- fooling around,
- goo-goo eyes,
- hugging,
- idling,
- jerking off,
- kidding around,
- kissing,
- lag,
- lagging,
- lingering,
- loitering,
- lollygagging,
- lovemaking,
- messing around,
- monkeying,
- monkeying around,
- necking,
- nestling,
- nuzzling,
- ogle,
- petting,
- piddling,
- playing,
- playing around,
- pottering,
- procrastination,
- puttering,
- sexual intercourse,
- shilly-shallying,
- smattering,
- snuggling,
- spooning,
- tarriance,
- tarrying,
- tinkering,
- toying,
- trifling,
- waiting