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Definitions

love affair

NOUN
love relationship
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adultery affair courtship dalliance devotion fling flirtation infidelity involvement liaison love passion relationship tryst
WEAK
affair of the heart affaire de coeur amour entanglement extracurricular activity forbidden love hanky-panky illicit love intrigue ménage à trois romance romantic affair seduction sexual relationship outside of marriage thing triangle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dislike faithfulness hate hatred indifference

Example Sentences

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The Vanguard option is the modern-day incarnation of the storied Vanguard 500 fund, which kicked off investors’ love affair with index investing in the 1970s.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The ‘Madison’ actor on his passion for log homes, how he spent his first acting check and his 43-year love affair with Goldie Hawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Not that Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff’s doomed-by-their-own-hands love affair ever needed the exposure; Brontë’s themes of obsession, revenge, social class and the supernatural are still analyzed in high school English classes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Prince Axel of Denmark liked to drink Carlsberg while at the restaurant in the 1920s, beginning that culinary love affair.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Khushal is having a love affair with his Xbox.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai