Affair

[ə'feə] or [ə'fɛr]

Definition

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship.

Editor: Rufus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius.

(n.) Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.

(n.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.

(n.) Action; endeavor.

(n.) A material object (vaguely designated).

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Business, concern, matter, circumstance, question, subject.[2]. Event, occurrence, incident, transaction, proceeding, performance.[3]. Battle, engagement, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, rencontre, collision, skirmish, brush.

Checker: Prudence

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Matter, business, concern, subject, topic, transaction

ANT:Detail, item, point, feature, circumstance

Checker: Mattie

Definition

n. that which is to be done: business: any small matter: a battle of minor importance: a matter of intimate personal concern as a duel—a so-called affair of honour or an intrigue: (pl.) transactions in general: public concerns.

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