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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | social_event party ceremony celebration fundraiser sleepover photo_op | |
Similar spelling: |
affaire afar afire Afro |