About The Word Affair
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Affair
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What's The Definition Of Affair?
[n] a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
[n] a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" [n] a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship Synonyms | Synonyms for Affair: affaire | amour | function | intimacy | involvement | liaison | matter | occasion | social function | social occasion | thing Related Terms | Find terms related to Affair: activities | activity | adulterous affair | adultery | affairs | amor | amour | article | artifact | at home | attempt | bag | beeswax | business | care | commerce | commitment | concern | concernment | contract | cuckoldry | cup of tea | deal | dingus | dofunny | dohickey | doing | dojigger | dojiggy | domajig | domajigger | doodad | dowhacky | effort | employ | employment | engagement | entanglement | enterprise | eppes | eternal triangle | etwas | event | fling | flirtation | flumadiddle | forbidden love | function | gadget | gathering | get-together | gigamaree | gimmick | gizmo | hanky-panky | happening | hickey | hootenanny | hootmalalie | illicit love | incident | infidelity | interest | intrigue | issue | jigger | job | labor | levee | liaison | lookout | love | love affair | material thing | matinee | matter | object | obligation | occasions | occupation | occurrence | operation | palaver | pie | plan | proceeding | program | project | proposition | quelque chose | reception | relationship | responsibility | reunion | romance | romantic tie | salon | service | sociable | social | social affair | social gathering | soiree | something | task | thing | thingum | thingumabob | thingumadad | thingumadoodle | thingumajig | thingumajigger | thingumaree | thingummy | topic | transaction | triangle | undertaking | unfaithfulness | venture | wake | whatchy | widget | work See Also | celebration | ceremonial | ceremonial occasion | ceremony | concern | fundraiser | jubilation | observance | party | photo op | photo opportunity | sexual relationship | social event Affair In Webster's Dictionary \Af*fair"\ ([a^]f*f[^a]r"), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF.
afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do.
See {Fact}, and cf. {Ado}.]
1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as,
a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind,
commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the
plural. ``At the head of affairs.'' --Junius. ``A talent
for affairs.'' --Prescott.
2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or
characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a
duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude
to be called a battle.
4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.]
And with his best affair Obeyed the pleasure of the
Sun. --Chapman.
5. A material object (vaguely designated).
A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and
faded. --Hawthorne.
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