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affair
af·fair A0119800 (ə-fâr′)n.1. a. Something done or experienced; a matter or event: Preparing dessert was a messy affair.b. A matter of personal concern: What I did is my own affair.c. A matter causing public scandal and controversy: the Dreyfus affair.d. A social function: The reception was a posh affair.2. affairsa. Transactions and other matters of professional or public business: affairs of state.b. Personal business: get one's affairs in order.3. An object or a contrivance: Their first car was a ramshackle affair.4. A sexual relationship between two people, especially when at least one of them is married or in another committed romantic relationship.
[Middle English affaire, from Old French afaire, from a faire, to do : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + faire, to do (from Latin facere; see dhē- in Indo-European roots).]affair (əˈfɛə) n1. a thing to be done or attended to; matter; business: this affair must be cleared up. 2. an event or happening: a strange affair. 3. (qualified by an adjective or descriptive phrase) something previously specified, esp a man-made object; thing: our house is a tumbledown affair. 4. a sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other[C13: from Old French, from à faire to do]af•fair (əˈfɛər)
n. 1. anything requiring action or effort; business; concern. 2. affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern: affairs of state. 3. thing; matter (usu. used with a descriptive or qualifying term): Our new computer is a complex affair. 4. a private or personal concern: That's none of your affair. 5. a usu. brief amorous relationship. 6. an incident that occasions notoriety, dispute, and often public scandal: the Congressional bribery affair. 7. a social gathering or other organized festive occasion. [1250–1300; Middle English afere < Old French afaire, for a faire to do =a (< Latin ad to) + faire « Latin facere] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | affair - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"matter, thingconcern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"least - something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns" | | 2. |  affair - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationshipaffaire, amour, liaison, intimacy, involvementsexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy | | 3. |  affair - 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"social function, social occasion, occasion, functionsocial event - an event characteristic of persons forming groupsparty - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"celebration, jubilation - a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy eventceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"fundraiser - a social function that is held for the purpose of raising moneyphoto op, photo opportunity - an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographedsleepover - an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children) |
affairnoun1. matter, thing, business, question, issue, happening, concern, event, subject, project, activity, incident, proceeding, circumstance, episode, topic, undertaking, transaction, occurrence The government has mishandled the whole affair.2. occasion, happening, experience, event, celebration, occurrence Breakfast will be a cheerless affair for the minister this morning.3. relationship, romance, intrigue, fling, liaison, flirtation, amour, dalliance A married male supervisor was carrying on an affair with a colleague.4. concern, problem, business, matter, worry, responsibility, look-out, headache (informal) If you want to make a fool of yourself, that is your affair.plural noun1. concerns, records, papers, activities, proceedings, transactions, annals, doings The unexpectedness of his death meant that his affairs were not in order.affairnoun1. Something to be done, considered, or dealt with:business, matter, thing.2. A large or important social gathering:celebration, festivity, fete, function, gala, occasion, party, soiree.Informal: do.Slang: bash.3. Something that concerns or involves one personally:business, concern, lookout.4. An intimate sexual relationship between two people:amour, love, love affair, romance.Translationsaffair (əˈfeə) noun1. happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing. the Suez affair. 事件 事件，事情 2. a thing. The new machine is a weird-looking affair. 事物 事物3. (often in plural) business; concern(s). financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair. 事務 事务4. a love relationship. His wife found out about his affair with another woman. 私通，噯昧關係 私通，风流韵事 affair
a fine state of affairsA situation that has gone wrong and is very problematic. The term is an instance of irony or sarcasm. Well, this is a fine state of affairs we're in now. The client doesn't like the job we've done, and they want it fixed in less than a week.See also: affair, fine, of, stategala affairA grand, lively, and festive social event. The company pulled out all the stops for the CEO's retirement party, turning the event into a gala affair.See also: affairput (one's) affairs in orderTo organize one's financial and legal arrangements, especially in preparation for death. The doctors told me I likely had six months to live, so I need to start putting my affairs in order now. My father never put his affairs in order, and now, my brothers and I are embroiled in lawsuits over his estate.See also: affair, order, puta sorry state (of affairs)A particularly unfortunate, unpleasant, and/or upsetting situation or set of circumstances. Their company has been in a sorry state ever since Jonathan took over. It's a sorry state of affairs when you can no longer be sure how you'll feed your children each night.See also: sorry, statea sad state (of affairs)A particularly unfortunate, unpleasant, and/or upsetting situation or set of circumstances. Their company has been in a sad state after Jonathan took over. It's a sad state of affairs when you can no longer be sure how you're going to feed your children each night.See also: sad, statestate of affairsA current situation or set of conditions. It's been a sad state of affairs around here since our grandma got sick. I'd like to start this meeting by going over the company's financial state of affairs.See also: affair, of, statelove affair1. A very passionate romantic or sexual relationship, especially one that is temporary. Several years after the death of her husband, Janet reconnected with a man with whom she'd had an intimate love affair in their youth and had never stopped thinking about. Pretty much every teenager thinks their real first relationship is the greatest and most important love affair of their life.2. An intense passion or enthusiasm (for something). Almost always followed by "with (something)." The accident ended my brief love affair with motorcycles. This generation's love affair with mobile devices is going to be the downfall of modern society.See also: affair, loveemotional affairAn affair in which two people who are attracted to each other (and at least one of whom is in a committed romantic relationship with someone else) engage in a relationship that is emotionally intimate but not sexually or physically intimate. My husband spends so much time with his best friend from work that I'm worried he's having an emotional affair with her.See also: affair, emotionala pretty state of affairsA situation that has gone wrong and is very problematic or unpleasant. (The use of "pretty" is ironic.) Well, this is a pretty state of affairs we're in now. The client doesn't like the job we've done, and they want it fixed in less than a week. And now the police have gotten involved—this sure turned into a pretty state of affairs, didn't it?See also: affair, of, pretty, statesettle (one's) affairsTo deal with one's outstanding business or financial affairs. After we declared a voluntary liquidation, a third-party liquidator will come in and settle our affairs for us. You'll need to settle your affairs before you can apply for a mortgage.See also: affair, settlehave an affair (with someone)To engage in a secret sexual relationship despite one or both participants simultaneously being married to or otherwise in committed relationships with other people. Did you hear that Rachel had an affair? Her husband is just devastated. Cliché though it is, yes, my husband had an affair with his secretary. I can't believe you're having an affair with a married man!See also: affair, havehave an affair (with someone)to have a love affair with someone. When I was 20, I had an affair with a rock star, and really made a fool of myself.See also: affair, havepretty state of affairs and fine state of affairsan unpleasant state of affairs. This is a pretty state of affairs, and it's all your fault. What a fine state of affairs you've got us into.See also: affair, of, pretty, statesettle someone's affairsto deal with one's business matters; to manage the business affairs of someone who can't. When my uncle died, I had to settle his affairs. I have to settle my affairs before going to Mexico for a year.See also: affair, settleThere is a tide in the affairs of men.Prov. If you have a favorable opportunity to do something, do it, or you will lose your chance. (From Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar.) I think that this is the best possible time to start our own business. We shouldn't hesitate. There is a tide in the affairs of men.See also: affair, men, of, there, tidelove affair1. An intimate sexual relationship, as in They had a torrid love affair many years ago. This expression dates from about 1600, when it referred merely to the experiences connected with being in love. The current sense dates from the second half of the 1800s. 2. A strong enthusiasm, as in We can't ignore America's love affair with the automobile. [Mid-1900s] See also: affair, lovea state of afˈfairs general situation or circumstances: We know little about the present state of affairs in China.See also: affair, of, statesad state of affairs, aAn unhappy condition, unfortunate circumstances. The use of state of affairs to describe events or circumstances originated as the more ambiguous state of things, which was first recorded in 1555. Affairs began to be used about two centuries later. R. L. Green played on it in The Land of Lord High Tiger: “Sad affairs of State! Sad state of affairs! Affairs of a sad state.” It is sometimes put as sorry state of affairs.See also: of, sad, stateaffair
Affair Social medicine A prolonged sexual liaison, usually understood to mean one in which one or both partners are committing adultery.
Workplace As commonly used, a compromise of public trust, significant ethical breach or other wrongdoing or series of wrongdoings, which may lead to civil litigation or criminal proceedings.affair Sexology A long-term sexual liaison, usually understood to mean one in which one or both partners are committing adultery Vox populi As commonly used, a major whoops–faux pas, boo-boo, etc between 2 or more people. See Baltimore affair, Burt affair, Cantekin affair, Cleveland affair, Slutsky affair, Swine influenza vaccine affair. affair
Related to affair: dictionarySynonyms for affairnoun matterSynonyms- matter
- thing
- business
- question
- issue
- happening
- concern
- event
- subject
- project
- activity
- incident
- proceeding
- circumstance
- episode
- topic
- undertaking
- transaction
- occurrence
noun occasionSynonyms- occasion
- happening
- experience
- event
- celebration
- occurrence
noun relationshipSynonyms- relationship
- romance
- intrigue
- fling
- liaison
- flirtation
- amour
- dalliance
noun concernSynonyms- concern
- problem
- business
- matter
- worry
- responsibility
- look-out
- headache
noun concernsSynonyms- concerns
- records
- papers
- activities
- proceedings
- transactions
- annals
- doings
Synonyms for affairnoun something to be done, considered, or dealt withSynonymsnoun a large or important social gatheringSynonyms- celebration
- festivity
- fete
- function
- gala
- occasion
- party
- soiree
- do
- bash
noun something that concerns or involves one personallySynonymsnoun an intimate sexual relationship between two peopleSynonyms- amour
- love
- love affair
- romance
Synonyms for affairnoun a vaguely specified concernSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationshipSynonyms- affaire
- amour
- liaison
- intimacy
- involvement
Related Wordsnoun a vaguely specified social eventSynonyms- social function
- social occasion
- occasion
- function
Related Words- social event
- party
- celebration
- jubilation
- ceremonial
- ceremonial occasion
- ceremony
- observance
- fundraiser
- photo op
- photo opportunity
- sleepover
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