love affair
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love affair
n.
1. An intimate sexual relationship or episode between lovers.
2. A strong enthusiasm: America's love affair with the automobile.
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love affair
n
1. a romantic or sexual relationship, esp a temporary one, between two people
2. a great enthusiasm or liking for something: a love affair with ballet.
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love′ affair`
n.
1. a romantic relationship or episode between lovers.
2. an active enthusiasm: my love affair with sailing.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() relationship - a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection); "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" intrigue - a clandestine love affair |
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love affair
noun
1. romance, relationship, affair, intrigue, liaison, amour, affaire de coeur (French) a love affair with a married man
2. enthusiasm, love, passion, appreciation, devotion, mania, zest His love affair with France knew no bounds.
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love affair
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Translations
عُلاقَه غَراميَّه
milostný poměr
kærlighedsaffære
ástarævintÿri
情事色恋沙汰
milenecký pomer
aşk macerasıilişki
love affair
n → relazione fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
love
(lav) noun1. a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing. She has a great love of music; her love for her children.
2. strong attachment with sexual attraction. They are in love with one another.
3. a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection). Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!
4. a score of nothing in tennis. The present score is fifteen love (written 15–0).
verb1. to be (very) fond of. She loves her children dearly.
2. to take pleasure in. They both love dancing.
ˈlovable adjective (negative unlovable) easy to love or like; attractive. a lovable child.
ˈlovely adjective1. (negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive. She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.
2. delightful. Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.
ˈloveliness nounˈlover noun
1. a person who enjoys or admires or has a special affection for something. an art-lover; He is a lover of sport; an animal-lover.
2. a person who is having a love affair with another.
ˈloving adjectiveˈlovingly adverb
love affair
a (temporary and often sexual) relationship between two people who are in love but not married.
ˈlove-letter noun a letter expressing love.
ˈlovesick adjective sad because of being in love. a lovesick youth; lovesick glances.
fall in love (with) to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for). He fell in love with her straightaway.
for love or money in any way at all. We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.
make love to have sexual intercourse.
there's no love lost between them they dislike one another.
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