affairs

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.

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[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).]

affairs

(əˈfɛəz) pl n1. personal or business interests: his affairs were in disorder. 2. matters of public interest: current affairs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affairs - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"personal business, personal mattersconcern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"dirty laundry, dirty linen - personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
	2.	affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state"transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"international affairs, world affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television"politics - the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government; "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics"

Translations

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