dalliance
Definitions
Noun
- The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
- Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "dalliance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | difference | 3 | 148 |
| 2 | distance | 2 | 108 |
| 3 | adherence | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | defiance | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | deference | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | dispense | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | deviance | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | admittance | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | deterrence | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | defrance | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dalliance".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | balance | 2 | 90 |
| 2 | alliance | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | allowance | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | wallace | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | appliance | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | allegiance | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | alliances | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | alliance's | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | allegiances | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | vallance | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ballance | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | dalian | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | disallowance | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | palance | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | liliane | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | idaline | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | darline | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dallman | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dallied | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | callace | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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