Meanings
nounlove affair (plural love affairs)
plural love affairs
- An affair; a usually adulterous relationship between people who are not married to each other.
He was involved in a love affair with a married woman.
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"A love affair is an insatiable curiosity over an inscrutable enigma."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 175 - A feeling of enthusiasm or strong liking for something; a fondness.
I've always had a love affair with stamps.
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And if his love affair with Old Trafford was strained by the saga of his demand to leave earlier this season, the bond was rekindled as United claimed a vital victory.
2011 February 12, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 2 - 1 Man City”, in BBCAlso in 1955 came the paralysing two-week ASLEF pay strike, which did even more to end the love affair between the railways and its regular customers.
2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn affair; a usually adulterous relationship between people who are not married to each other.
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Translations
Arabic عَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة
- عَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة (ʕalāqa ḡarāmiyya)adulterous relationship
Bulgarian любо́вна връ́зка, афе́ра
- любо́вна връ́зка (ljubóvna vrắzka)adulterous relationship
- афе́ра (aféra)adulterous relationship
Chinese Mandarin 偷香竊玉 /偷香窃玉, 風流韻事 /风流韵事
- 偷香竊玉 /偷香窃玉 (tōuxiāngqièyù)adulterous relationship
- 風流韻事 /风流韵事 (fēngliúyùnshì)adulterous relationship
- 外遇 (wàiyù)adulterous relationship
- 私情 (sīqíng)adulterous relationship
- 戀愛關係 /戀愛關系 /恋爱关系adulterous relationship
- 喜愛 /喜爱 (xǐ'ài)fondness
Danish kærlighedsaffære, affære
- kærlighedsaffæreadulterous relationship
- affæreadulterous relationship
Esperanto amafero, amaĵo
- amaferoadulterous relationship
- amaĵoadulterous relationship
- amintrigoadulterous relationship
Estonian armuafäär
- armuafääradulterous relationship
Finnish rakkausseikkailu, rakkausjuttu
- rakkausseikkailuadulterous relationship
- rakkausjuttuadulterous relationship
- rakkaussuhdeadulterous relationship
- rakkaussuhdefondness
French aventure, liaison
- aventureadulterous relationship
- liaisonadulterous relationship
German Liebesabenteuer, Liebesaffäre
- Liebesabenteueradulterous relationship
- Liebesaffäreadulterous relationship
- Liaisonadulterous relationship
- Techtelmechteladulterous relationship
- Seitensprungadulterous relationship
- Bettgeschichteadulterous relationship
- Liebschaftadulterous relationship
- Affäreadulterous relationship
Greek ερωτοδουλειά
- ερωτοδουλειά (erotodouleiá)adulterous relationship
Hungarian szerelmi viszony, szívügy
- szerelmi viszonyadulterous relationship
- szívügyadulterous relationship
- szívügyfondness
Icelandic ástarævintýri
- ástarævintýriadulterous relationship
Italian relazione amorosa, affare di cuore
- relazione amorosaadulterous relationship
- affare di cuoreadulterous relationship
- trescaadulterous relationship
- legame sentimentaleadulterous relationship
- storiaadulterous relationship
- avventuraadulterous relationship
- passionefondness
- predisposizionefondness
Japanese 情事, 色恋沙汰
- 情事 (jōji)adulterous relationship
- 色恋沙汰 (irokoizata)adulterous relationship
- 色恋 (irokoi)adulterous relationship
- ラブアフェア (rabu afea)adulterous relationship
- 不倫 (furin)adulterous relationship
- 恋愛関係 (ren'ai kankei)adulterous relationship
Korean 러브 어페어, 정사
- 러브 어페어 (reobeu eopeeo)adulterous relationship
- 정사 (jeongsa)adulterous relationship
- 연애 사건 (yeonae sageon)adulterous relationship
- 련애 사건 (ryeonae sageon)adulterous relationship
- 불륜 (bullyun)adulterous relationship
- 연애관계 (yeonaegwan'gye)adulterous relationship
Latin amōrēs, cōnsuētūdō
- amōrēsadulterous relationship
- cōnsuētūdōadulterous relationship
Latvian attiecības
- attiecībasadulterous relationship
Lithuanian meilės santykis
- meilės santykisadulterous relationship
Norwegian Bokmål kjærlighetsaffære
- kjærlighetsaffæreadulterous relationship
Polish romans, pasja
- romansadulterous relationship
- pasjafondness
Portuguese caso
- casoadulterous relationship
Russian рома́н, любовное похожде́ние
- рома́н (román)adulterous relationship
- любовное похожде́ние (ljubovnoje poxoždénije)adulterous relationship
- любо́вная интри́га (ljubóvnaja intríga)adulterous relationship
- любо́вная связь (ljubóvnaja svjazʹ)adulterous relationship
- шу́ры-му́ры (hanky-panky)adulterous relationship
- ша́шни (šášni)adulterous relationship
- аму́ры (amúry)adulterous relationship
- привя́занность (privjázannostʹ)fondness
- любо́вь (ljubóvʹ)fondness
Spanish ligue, escarceo amoroso
- ligueadulterous relationship
- escarceo amorosoadulterous relationship
- aventuraadulterous relationship
- devaneoadulterous relationship
- affaireadulterous relationship
- líoadulterous relationship
- rolloadulterous relationship
- idilioadulterous relationship
- romanceadulterous relationship
- amoríoadulterous relationship
- embulloadulterous relationship
Swedish kärleksaffär, affär
- kärleksaffäradulterous relationship
- affäradulterous relationship
- förhållandeadulterous relationship
Ukrainian рома́н, любо́вний зв'язо́к
- рома́н (román)adulterous relationship
- любо́вний зв'язо́к (ljubóvnyj zvʺjazók)adulterous relationship
Cite this entry
APA
love affair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20affair
MLA
“love affair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20affair. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “love affair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20affair.
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