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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Would the love affair add a new partner or would Los Angeles prove to be a third wheel? Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025 Its success leads her to rebel, firstly through passionate love affairs with women and then by reclaiming her authorship. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025 Have no fear, as the love affair between Elvis impersonator Sailor Ripley and vivacious vixen Lula Fortune will also be showing at Prince Charles Cinema in London on Saturday, February 8 and Monday, February 10. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2025 Aftersun watch on netflix Carol Year: 2015 Runtime: 1h 58m Director: Todd Haynes Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in Todd Haynes’ poignant and heartbreaking drama about a love affair between two women at a time when that wasn’t allowed. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025 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 16 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

love affair

noun
: a romantic relationship or incident between lovers
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