love affair

noun

Definition of love affairnext
1
as in affaire
a brief romantic relationship the tabloids feel obliged to keep us informed of the love affairs of celebrities, whether we care to know or not

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2
as in liking
positive regard for something a group of young men united by their love affair with the muscle car

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Recent Examples of love affair Ringo Starr and his Ludwig drums Starr’s love affair with his Ludwig drums stretches to the earliest days of the Beatles. — Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025 This gripping film tells her story and follows her blossoming love affair with the Irish safety diver Stephen Keenan, who runs a free-dive training facility in Dahab, Egypt, where Zecchini goes to train. — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025 When Jennifer begins a passionate love affair with a younger, undocumented Mexican ballet dancer, she is forced to make decisions about his future in order to keep the relationship from damaging her pristine reputation. — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025 Gene Hackman had a decades-long love affair with the city of Santa Fe, N.M., where he was found dead on Wednesday, Feb. 26. — Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for love affair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for love affair
  1. liking
  2. affair
  3. like
  4. fling
  5. preference
  6. romance
  7. love
  8. appetite
Noun
  • Through the central screen there’s a number of ways to tailor the driving experience to your liking, including the level of regenerative braking.
    — Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The sandwich, which hit restaurants on March 17, is available in original, spicy and grilled, and comes with the fixings customers love including, juicy chicken (cooked to your liking), crispy bacon tossed in brown sugar and black pepper blend, Colby Jack cheese, lettuce, and a smoky BBQ sauce.
    — Moná Thomas, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of liking
Noun
  • The president's criticism of Berlin has compelled Germany to increase funding for its military forces and infrastructure, which critics say are in a bad state of affairs.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • While it wasn’t publicly acknowledged, the little girl was the product of an affair between Ruth and a woman named Juanita Jennings.
    — Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of affair
Noun
  • In the 2010s, the rapper appeared on tracks alongside the likes of Waka Flocka Flame, Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, Mike Will Made-It, Childish Gambino, Akon, and Offset.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The Wolves have repeatedly thrashed the likes of Denver and Phoenix this season, and looked like title contenders in the process.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of like
Noun
  • There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.
    — Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Sure, Coop is in her 20s and capable of making her own romantic decisions… but a power imbalance is a power imbalance, and even a student-professor fling that seems mutual won’t shake out evenly in the end, especially when said student is rebounding from a long-term love.
    — Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of fling
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  • This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.
    — Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2023
Definition of preference
Noun
  • These Celebrity Pets Have Their Own Instagram Accounts — And Some Have Over 500K Followers Neither Flay nor Williamson have publicly commented on the romance.
    — Emily Rella, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The romance between Heigl’s Izzie and Morgan’s Denny in Season 2 bolstered the show’s popularity and powered Heigl to an Emmy win.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of romance
Noun
  • TikTok users were quick to flood the comments with love and admiration for Park and her weens.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Her love for the brand has sent her on a hunt for its characters, including travelling to Singapore for just 24 hours in hopes of finding a limited edition or waiting four hours in the rain in Taiwan just to come away with one collectible.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of love
Noun
  • His appetite for changing the status quo in his profession went that far back.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • What has changed is the investment appetite in the near term.
    — Rob Day, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of appetite

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