Dalliance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪfθəŋɡˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaliəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaliəns/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪfθəŋɡˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flirting flirt coquetry dawdling flirtation trifling toying

Word Forms

dally	verb	waste time
dawdle	verb	waste time
trifle	verb	waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
flirtatious	adjective	like a coquette
flirt	verb	talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
coquet	verb	talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
toy	verb	behave carelessly or indifferently

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tändelei

der bewusste Akt des Verzögerns und Spielens statt Arbeitens

🇫🇷French

badinage

l'acte délibéré de retarder et de jouer au lieu de travailler

🇪🇸Spanish

frivolidad

el acto deliberado de retrasar y jugar en lugar de trabajar

🇮🇹Italian

alleanza

l'atto deliberato di ritardare e giocare invece di lavorare

🇳🇱Dutch

geflirt

de doelbewuste daad van uitstellen en spelen in plaats van werken

🇵🇹Portuguese

flerte

o ato deliberado de atrasar e brincar em vez de trabalhar

🇷🇺Russian

развлечение

преднамеренный акт отсрочки и игры вместо работы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रीड़ा

देरी करने और काम करने के बजाय खेलने का जानबूझकर किया गया कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃঢ়তা

কাজ করার পরিবর্তে বিলম্ব করা এবং খেলার ইচ্ছাকৃত কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

தைரியம்

வேலை செய்வதற்குப் பதிலாக தாமதப்படுத்தி விளையாடும் வேண்டுமென்றே செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ధైర్యం

ఆలస్యం చేయడం మరియు పని చేయడానికి బదులుగా ఆడే ఉద్దేశపూర్వక చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

धाडस

काम करण्याऐवजी उशीर करणे आणि खेळण्याची जाणीवपूर्वक कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિંમત

કામ કરવાને બદલે વિલંબ અને રમવાનું ઇરાદાપૂર્વકનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧೈರ್ಯಶಾಲಿ

ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಬದಲು ವಿಳಂಬ ಮಾಡುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಡುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡാലിയൻസ്

ജോലിക്ക് പകരം താമസിപ്പിക്കുകയും കളിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ബോധപൂർവമായ പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲੀਲ

ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਦੇਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਖੇਡਣ ਦਾ ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلیری

کام کرنے کی بجائے تاخیر اور کھیلنے کا جان بوجھ کر کام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

调戏

故意拖延和玩耍而不是工作的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

いたずら

仕事をせずに遅らせたり遊んだりする意図的な行為

🇰🇷Korean

희롱

일을 하지 않고 고의적으로 미루고 노는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lăng nhăng

hành động cố ý trì hoãn và chơi thay vì làm việc

🇹🇭Thai

ความร่าเริง

การจงใจล่าช้าและเล่นแทนการทำงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesenangan

tindakan sengaja menunda dan bermain alih-alih bekerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مداعبة

الفعل المتعمد المتمثل في التأخير واللعب بدلاً من العمل

🇮🇷Persian

دلسوزی

عمل عمدی تاخیر و بازی به جای کار کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

dalavere

çalışmak yerine kasıtlı geciktirme ve oynama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דאליאנס

הפעולה המכוונת של עיכוב ומשחק במקום לעבוד

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