dally

English Thesaurus

1. consider not very seriously (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	consider, deal, look at, take,
definition	:	take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (verb.cognition)

verb group	:	dally, flirt, play, toy,
definition	:	behave carelessly or indifferently (verb.social)

2. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	speak, talk,
definition	:	exchange thoughts; talk with (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	wanton,
definition	:	engage in amorous play (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	vamp,
definition	:	act seductively with (someone) (verb.communication)

3. waste time (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	act, behave, do,
definition	:	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body)

4. behave carelessly or indifferently (verb.social)

hypernym	:	act, move,
definition	:	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)

verb group	:	dally, play, trifle,
definition	:	consider not very seriously (verb.cognition)

5. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (verb.communication)

derivation	:	coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying,
definition	:	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest (noun.act)

derivation	:	love story, romance,
definition	:	a story dealing with love (noun.communication)

derivation	:	coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, tease, vamp, vamper,
definition	:	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men (noun.person)

derivation	:	masher, skirt chaser, wolf, woman chaser,
definition	:	a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women (noun.person)

derivation	:	love affair, romance,
definition	:	a relationship between two lovers (noun.state)

6. waste time (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dalliance, dawdling, trifling,
definition	:	the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working (noun.act)

derivation	:	dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope,
definition	:	someone who wastes time (noun.person)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

7. behave carelessly or indifferently (verb.social)

derivation	:	coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying,
definition	:	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest (noun.act)

8. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions (verb.communication)

derivation	:	coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying,
definition	:	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest (noun.act)

derivation	:	love story, romance,
definition	:	a story dealing with love (noun.communication)

derivation	:	coquette, flirt, minx, prickteaser, tease, vamp, vamper,
definition	:	a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men (noun.person)

derivation	:	masher, skirt chaser, wolf, woman chaser,
definition	:	a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women (noun.person)

derivation	:	love affair, romance,
definition	:	a relationship between two lovers (noun.state)

9. waste time (verb.motion)

derivation	:	dalliance, dawdling, trifling,
definition	:	the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working (noun.act)

derivation	:	dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope,
definition	:	someone who wastes time (noun.person)

derivation	:	dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer,
definition	:	someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind (noun.person)

10. behave carelessly or indifferently (verb.social)

derivation	:	coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying,
definition	:	playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest (noun.act)