love affair

noun

Definition of love affair

1 : a romantic attachment or episode between lovers

2 : a lively enthusiasm America's love affair with baseball

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Synonyms for love affair

Synonyms

affair (also affaire), amour, fling, love, romance

Examples of love affair in a Sentence

the tabloids feel obliged to keep us informed of the love affairs of celebrities, whether we care to know or not a group of young men united by their love affair with the muscle car

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Once these trees were planted, the national love affair with cherry blossoms officially began. — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "How Cherry Blossoms Became the Most Celebrated Event of the Spring," 2 Apr. 2019 Funny Face is a 1957 romantic comedy that’s nominally about a May-December romance but is really about a love affair with fashion (specifically between Audrey Hepburn and Givenchy). — Vogue, "Bella Hadid Stars on Vogue’s Exclusive Digital Cover," 25 Mar. 2019 Fine writing, closely detailed social observations, the presentation of complex moral dilemmas or heartbreaking love affairs—any graduate of a college writing program can manage these. — Michael Dirda, WSJ, "A Trove of Vivid Villains," 3 May 2019 The Dion and Gaga love affair also shows that two A-list divas can get along after all. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Update: Céline Dion Is Still Obsessed With Lady Gaga," 18 Apr. 2019 Don’t let any love affairs feel the least bit pressured. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Monthly Lovescopes September 2018," 1 Sep. 2018 The possibility of a secret love affair, or exploring your hidden desires, is on the table. — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, "What May's Gemini Horoscope Predictions Mean for You," 30 Apr. 2019 At its hub is a biracial love affair between a black man named Link Williams and the wealthy white heiress Camilla Sheffield. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Black and White, in Wind and Fog," 22 Feb. 2019 One of the sports world’s longest-running love affairs has been that between NBA players and their Beats headphones. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Beats becomes NBA’s official headphones supplier," 6 Sep. 2018

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love affair

noun

English Language Learners Definition of love affair

: a romantic or sexual relationship especially between two people who are not married to each other

: a feeling of great interest in and enthusiasm for something

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