love affair

noun

Definition of love affairnext
1
as in affair
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 Put another way, the Chinese people are conducting what is a passionate love affair with American goods of all kinds. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The most successful heterosexual relationship, in the Rhodesia section, is an incestuous love affair between Maryrose, a young woman in Anna’s wartime circle, and her brother, who is killed in North Africa. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The Wicked actress continued her love affair with white after the Met Gala by wearing an ivory bridal dress from Vivienne Westwood to the 2024 WSJ. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 31 July 2026 According to castmates, the couple’s love affair never interfered with the show. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for love affair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for love affair
  1. affair
  2. liking
  3. romance
  4. like
  5. love
  6. preference
  7. appetite
Noun
  • Only guests in the larger rooms gain access to the rooftop, with its heated pool, and the Vault bar, arguably the highlight of the whole affair, cocooned among 3,000 gleaming safe deposit boxes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • No longer, however, does the 160-lap affair offer a winless driver by simply reaching victory lane.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of affair
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  • The best kids basketball sets This set will encourage your kids to remain active and develop a liking for the game of basketball.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If none of those finalists are to his liking, Johnson can direct the process to begin again.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of liking
Noun
  • Their Mediterranean romance becomes complicated when Ry's mother becomes involved in a resort development threatening Julián's family's land.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • That casting was for Prime Video’s romance The Last Sunrise, based on author Anna Todd’s 2025 bestseller and released this Wednesday.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of romance
Noun
  • Those gizmos can then be shared with the world in a TikTok-style endless scroll complete with likes, comments, reposts, and all the other hallmarks of social media addiction.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In a Facebook post with nearly 500 likes and 40 comments as of Friday afternoon, the Gagnons spoke about their experience establishing the brewery and its part in the local community.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of like
Noun
  • Ikea’s late billionaire founder Ingvar Kamprad had a similar love for savings.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And with Corbin’s new direction, the restaurant feels like a love letter to the city that gave him the opportunity to thrive.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of love
Noun
  • For this report, GlobalData also conducted a January-February 2026 survey of 3,268 American adults, asking specific questions about their behaviors and preferences for secondhand.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Kids arrive at stores with opinions already shaped by group chats, AI tools and social feeds, and preferences can flip quickly once the season is underway.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of preference
Noun
  • Kahn said the life settlement companies kept seeking more growth to sate Wall Street's appetite.
    — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran has also discovered that the United States has no appetite for sending ground troops into its territory.
    — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of appetite

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“Love affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/love%20affair. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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