love affair

noun

1
: a romantic attachment or episode between lovers
2
: a lively enthusiasm
America's love affair with baseball

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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This is a love affair blossoming on the planet of non sequiturs, the kind of repartee moviegoers used to get with William Powell and Carole Lombard, or Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 After a love affair and a 2-year-old daughter together, Mina is finally moving to the U.S. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025 Her wife and daughter had remained in Spain, and Gascón, who has made no secret of her extramarital relationships, began a long love affair with a female Mexican senator. Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025 The American upstarts made the round of 16, setting in motion America’s modern soccer love affair. Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for love affair 

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of love affair was in 1767

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“Love affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love%20affair. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

love affair

noun
: a romantic relationship or incident between lovers
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