anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great importance.
affairs,matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business or finance: affairs of state; Before taking such a long trip you should put all your affairs in order.
an event or a performance; a particular action, operation, or proceeding: When did this affair happen?
thing; matter (applied to anything made or existing, usually with a descriptive or qualifying term): Our new computer is an amazing affair.
a private or personal concern; a special function, business, or duty: That's none of your affair.
an intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration.
an event or happening that occasions or arouses notoriety, dispute, and often public scandal; incident: the Congressional bribery affair.
a party, social gathering, or other organized festive occasion: The awards ceremony is the biggest affair on the school calendar.
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Origin of affair
1250–1300; earlier affaire<French, Old French afaire for a faire to do, equivalent to a (<Latin ad to) + faire ≪ Latin facere; replacing Middle English afere<Old French
Words nearby affair
afebrile, afetal, a few, aff, affable, affair, affaire, affaire d'amour, affaire de coeur, affaire d'honneur, affairs
From the outset, Perry’s focus on Ukraine had puzzled his colleagues in government, who say that he took a personal interest in the country’s affairs.
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Despite much drum-beating on the topic, much of the public is still unaware that seasonal flu is a serious affair.
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In her new role, Delaine Prado will report to Google’s SVP of global affairs, Kent Walker, an influential lawyer who has played a key role in guiding the company’s political and legal response to the numerous challenges it is facing.
Google names Halimah DeLaine Prado as new general counsel|Jeff|August 25, 2020|Fortune
There is overwhelming public support for making cocktails to go permanent, says Mike Whatley, vice president of state and local affairs for the National Restaurant Association.
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Days earlier, he had admitted to being questioned in a federal investigation related to the 2016 presidential election, blaming the whole affair on “the deep state.”
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For Kirke it was being paid to pretend to play the oboe that heightened her affair with classical music.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As it was, The Affair ended its first season last night with me contemplating hurling my television out of the window.
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale|Tim Teeman|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zilch, what with Showtime's other steamy sex-heavy drama, The Affair, stealing its thunder.
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Whatever else it qualifies for, The Affair is one of the most uncomfortable hours of television of the week.
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There are just two episodes to go in The Affair, and many portents that things are not going to end well.
How Will They End ‘The Affair’? Showtime’s Adultery Drama Defies Predictability|Tim Teeman|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She has nothing to do either with this affair or the poor woman who has suffered by it.
Hand and Ring|Anna Katharine Green
Of course, Boyne, I admit that in this affair you'll be up to a little sharp practice.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
This was a turn in the affair they had not anticipated, but they were evidently prepared to meet the emergency.
Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist|Harlan Page Halsey
If he chooses to disregard them, it is his affair entirely—not mine.
The Lighted Way|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Then the relatives discuss the affair, each side exaggerating its own view of the question.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan
British Dictionary definitions for affair
affair
/ (əˈfɛə) /
noun
a thing to be done or attended to; matter; businessthis affair must be cleared up
an event or happeninga strange affair
(qualified by an adjective or descriptive phrase)something previously specified, esp a man-made object; thingour house is a tumbledown affair
a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other