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 for love affair
Synonyms
affair (also affaire), amour, fling, love, romance
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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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In postwar Germany, a teenager has a love affair with an older woman who is hiding a terrible secret. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 An explosive avian love affair has shaken a New York City park. — Amanda Arnold, The Cut, "Messy Hawk Love Affair Plunges NYC Park Into Absolute ‘Chaos’," 3 Mar. 2018 Turns out that our love affair with chocolate predates the Mokaya. — Franz Lidz, Smithsonian, "The Delicious, Ancient History of Chocolate and Vanilla," 11 July 2019 My decision to end my love affair with face oils didn’t stop them from reaching my desk, though. — Jennifer Ford, Essence, "Your Face Oil May Be Causing Breakouts And Here's Why," 12 June 2019 In this slim French novel, an unnamed author is prompted to revisit his first love affair with a man. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "35 Outstanding LGBTQ+ Books Of 2019," 7 June 2019 Two generations ago, royal love affairs with divorced persons sparked crises. — Autumn Brewington, chicagotribune.com, "5 myths about the British royals," 14 May 2018 The city, in fact, is having its biggest moment since Fridamania, the early 1990s love affair with Frida Kahlo that turned the tormented artist into both a proto-feminist icon and a tote bag. — Mary Kaye Schilling, Town & Country, "Discovering the Culture of Mexico City," 18 Oct. 2016 America's love affair with horsepower and trucks apparently includes illicit activity. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "These 20 vehicles are the most stolen new cars in the U.S.," 1 Aug. 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.
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