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Definitions

love affair

NOUN
love relationship
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adultery affair courtship dalliance devotion fling flirtation infidelity involvement liaison love passion relationship tryst
WEAK
affair of the heart affaire de coeur amour entanglement extracurricular activity forbidden love hanky-panky illicit love intrigue ménage à trois romance romantic affair seduction sexual relationship outside of marriage thing triangle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dislike faithfulness hate hatred indifference

Example Sentences

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Inara George looks back on it now as wistfully as someone remembering a love affair or a semester abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

But a few months into my love affair with my 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, a repair and insurance nightmare began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It doesn’t hurt that I’m having a love affair with my pink phone.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

A French wine maker has hailed the impact of his Sancerre appearing in Taylor Swift's latest documentary which looks set to deepen America's love affair with the famed Loire appellation.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Others, like Schiaparelli, had already observed something like the canals; they were called canali before Lowell began his lifelong love affair with Mars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan