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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Fashion is having a love affair with Jean-Michel Basquiat. Andrea Bossi, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024 People really respond to that boy/girl love affair thing and that was sort of unintentional. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 In a new study, scientists pinpoint the origins of our long love affair with starch, offering the first hereditary evidence for early carb-laden diets. Meghan Pryce, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 And her attempts at a pseudo love affair with Matt Damon’s sympathetic Allied officer always feels more theoretical than palpable. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 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 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

love affair

noun
: a romantic relationship or incident between lovers
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