love affair

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love affair

noun love affairs

  1. 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.

    Similar: affaire, liaison, romance

  2. A feeling of enthusiasm or strong liking for something; a fondness. I've always had a love affair with stamps.

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noun adulterous relationship

Españolligue, escarceo amoroso, aventura, devaneo, affaire, lío
한국어러브 어페어 reobeu eopeeo, 정사 jeongsa, 연애 사건 yeonae sageon, 불륜 bullyun, 연애관계 yeonaegwan'gye
日本語情事 jōji, 色恋沙汰 irokoizata, 色恋 irokoi, ラブアフェア rabu afea, 不倫 furin, 恋愛関係 ren'ai kankei
中文偷香竊玉 /偷香窃玉 tōuxiāngqièyù, 風流韻事 /风流韵事 fēngliúyùnshì, 外遇 wàiyù, 私情 sīqíng, 戀愛關係 /戀愛關系 /恋爱关系
Portuguêscaso
Françaisaventure, liaison
DeutschLiebesabenteuer, Liebesaffäre, Liaison, Techtelmechtel, Seitensprung, Bettgeschichte
Italianorelazione amorosa, affare di cuore, tresca, legame sentimentale, storia, avventura
Ελληνικάερωτοδουλειά erotodouleiá
Русскийрома́н román, любовное похожде́ние ljubovnoje poxoždénije, любо́вная интри́га ljubóvnaja intríga, любо́вная связь ljubóvnaja svjazʹ, шу́ры-му́ры hanky-panky, ша́шни šášni
العربيةعَلَاقَة غَرَامِيَّة ʕalāqa ḡarāmiyya

noun fondness

中文喜愛 /喜爱 xǐ'ài
Italianopassione, predisposizione
Русскийпривя́занность privjázannostʹ, любо́вь ljubóvʹ

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@misc{love_affair_2026,
  title = {love affair},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/love%20affair},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}