love affair
nounDefinition 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 & Antonyms for love affair
Synonyms
appetite, fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use
Antonyms
aversion, disfavor, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, loathing, mislike
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Wolk Morais presented its latest men’s and women’s collections in West Hollywood Tuesday night, marking another chapter in the label’s long-running love affair with all things SoCal. — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, "Cool California artists and Mexican pottery patterns inspire Wolk Morais' latest collection," 27 June 2018 Americans’ love affair with sugar starts at a very early age, and many toddlers are consuming added sugar at levels that exceed the maximum amount recommended for adults, a new study has found. — David Carrig, ajc, "Study: Toddlers consuming more sugar than is recommended for adults," 11 June 2018 Both Dorsey and Hue Jackson discussed drafting a quarterback as if Kizer didn’t even exist, and the latter’s love affair with free agent A.J. McCarron hasn’t dissipated, according to reports. — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, "NFL combine winners and losers: Josh Allen's performance great news for Browns, Colts," 5 Mar. 2018 That was a radical take considering the NFL’s love affair with parity. — Gary Peterson, sacbee, "Breaking the NBA? On the contrary, the Warriors are doing it a favor," 12 July 2018 At the wedding, the show flashes through Callie and Brandon’s love affair. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "The Fosters Moves Out: Saying Goodbye To TV's Most Temperate Family Drama," 7 June 2018 Now through July 9, you'll be engaged in a passionate love affair — with your career. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "What June's Scorpio Horoscope Means for You," 29 May 2018 This commemorative, hardcover coffee table book captures Indiana's unique love affair with the game in hundreds of historic photographs featured on its 232 pages. — Indystar Sports, Indianapolis Star, "Looking for a unique Father's Day gift? Check out IndyStar's high school basketball book," 17 May 2018 This epic show, drawing nearly four million visitors, rewrote Italy’s political history as a hybrid of sacred ceremony and love affair with the leader. — Jason Farago, New York Times, "A New Italy, Imagined by Artists and Demagogues," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'love affair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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