affair
1. [ noun ] a vaguely specified concern
Synonyms: thing matter
Examples:

"several matters to attend to" "it is none of your affair" "things are going well"

Related terms: concern
2. [ noun ] (sexuality) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Synonyms: liaison intimacy involvement amour affaire
Related terms: sexual_relationship
3. [ noun ] a vaguely specified social event
Synonyms: occasion function social_function social_occasion
Examples:

"the party was quite an affair" "an occasion arranged to honor the president" "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

Related terms: social_event party ceremony celebration fundraiser sleepover photo_op
Similar spelling:   affaire
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