English → Latin
“dalliance” in Latin
blanditiaflattery, compliment; caress; charmblandīmentumblandishment, flattery; allure, charmdīlātiōadjournment, postponement, delayprōlātiōpostponement; enlargementprōcrāstinātiōa putting off until tomorrow; procrastination
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dalliance
Caresses, blanditiae; blandimenta: to lavish many acts of dalliance upon anybody, multa blandimenta alicui dare.
Delay, dilatio; prolatio (putting off): from one day to another, procrastinatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dalliance?
- The usual Latin words for “dalliance” are blanditia, blandīmentum, dīlātiō; also prōlātiō, prōcrāstinātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.