love affair
nounDefinition of love affair
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms for love affair
Synonyms
affair (also affaire), amour, fling, love, romance
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of love affair in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In addition to walking around his home as a kid acting like The Ultimate Warrior, Mizanin’s love affair with the WWE extended to his group of friends. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Parma celebrates WWE Superstar ‘Mike The Miz Day’ July 3 at Normandy High School," 1 July 2019 Super erotic and bittersweet vignettes about Jessa’s love affair with Brynn flood the narrative, as do memories of Jessa’s father, a weird and complicated man. — Eugenia Williamson, BostonGlobe.com, "Kristen Arnett’s promising debut dwells in a Sunshine state of mind," 27 June 2019 New York City’s love affair with death-defying stunts is well established. — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "‘Flying Wallendas’ Times Square High-Wire Walk Evokes Rich History of Death-Defying Stunts in N.Y.," 23 June 2019 While the initial objective was to crack down on illicit money and push more people towards digital transactions, research showed hoarders found ways to change their old bills for new ones while Indians’ love affair with cash continued. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "Kenya is introducing new banknotes in a bid to fight corruption," 4 June 2019 Last season was their inexplicable love affair with reliever Ryan Madson. — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, "Dodgers Dugout: Why didn't the Dodgers sign Craig Kimbrel?," 7 June 2019 Shifting needs The primary factor hurting minivan sales is the nation's love affair with SUVs and crossovers, which have soared in number, giving shoppers a bevy of alternatives to the sliding-door minivan. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "Death of the minivan? As Americans buy more SUVs, is the minivan headed for the junkyard?," 7 June 2019 The dress transforms them, imbues them with an indescribable power, and becomes an all-consuming love affair. — Harper's BAZAAR, "Crazy Rich Couture," 15 Aug. 2018 Assuming natural wines are your thing, this one will knock you back into a rosé love affair. — Kristin Tice Studeman, Vogue, "The New, Weird, Wonderful Rosés You Should Be Drinking This Summer," 8 June 2019These 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.
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about love affair
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
12 Words and Phrases for Romantic...
12 Words and Phrases for Romantic Relationships
You'll fall head over heels
Dictionary Entries near love affair
Statistics for love affair
Last Updated
15 Jul 2019
Look-up Popularity
Time Traveler for love affair
The first known use of love affair was in 1767
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on love affair
What made you want to look up love affair? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Farm Idioms Quiz
-
- What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
-
Farm Idioms Quiz
Not your children's farm quiz.
Take the quiz -
Up in the Sky: A Quiz
It's a bird? It's a plane? No, I'm really asking. What is it?
Take the quiz -
Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz -
SCRABBLE® Sprint
SCRABBLE® fans, sharpen your skills!
Play the game
Share love affair
Resources for love affair