noun as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The marriage between the wealthy businessman and the lowborn woman is an example of a social mesalliance.

Definition:A marriage or relationship between people from different social backgrounds or statuses.

From social mesalliance

Example:Their marriage is an example of an intellectual mesalliance, as one spouse is highly educated while the other has only a high school diploma.

Definition:A relationship or marriage between people with different intellectual levels or perspectives.

From intellectual mesalliance