ˈdalēən(t)s, -lyə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dalyaunce, from dalyen to dally + -aunce -ance
1. : play , sportiveness ; especially : amorous play (as flirting or caressing)
amatory dalliance — R.H.Lowie
2. : frivolous action : trifling
this short dalliance with revolutionary ideas — John Mason Brown