What does affair mean?
Definitions for affair
əˈfɛəraf·fair
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word affair.
Princeton's WordNet
matter, affair, thingnoun
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amournoun
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social functionnoun
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"
Wiktionary
affairnoun
That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; often in the plural.
affairnoun
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
affairnoun
An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
affairnoun
A material object (vaguely designated).
He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.
affairnoun
An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de cur.)
Etymology: From afere, affere, from afaire, from a- + faire; Latin ad- + facere to do. See fact, and confer ado.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Affairnoun
Business; something to be managed or transacted. It is used for both private and publick matters.
Etymology: affaire, Fr.
I was not born for courts or great affairs;
I pay my debts, believe, and say my prayers. Alexander Pope.A good acquaintance with method will greatly assist every one in ranging, disposing, and managing all human affairs. Isaac Watts, Logick.
What St. John’s skill in state affairs,
What Ormond’s valour, Oxford’s cares,
To aid their sinking country lent,
Was all destroy’d by one event. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Affair
An affair is a sexual relationship, romantic friendship, or passionate attachment in which at least one of its participants has a formal or informal commitment to a third person who may neither agree to such relationship nor even be aware of it.
ChatGPT
affair
An affair can refer to multiple definitions depending on the context. However, in a general sense, it typically refers to a romantic or sexual relationship outside of a committed partnership or marriage. It often involves a significant breach of trust and can cause considerable emotional distress and turmoil for those involved.
Webster Dictionary
Affairnoun
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
Affairnoun
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
Affairnoun
an action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
Affairnoun
action; endeavor
Affairnoun
a material object (vaguely designated)
Etymology: [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
Wikidata
Affair
An affair is a sexual relationship or a romantic friendship or passionate attachment between two people.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Affair
af-fār′, 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. [O. Fr. afaire (Fr. affaire)—à and faire—L. ad, and facĕre, to do. Cf. Ado.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
affair
An indecisive engagement; a duel.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
affair
An action or engagement, not of sufficient magnitude to be termed a battle.
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'affair' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3006
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'affair' in Nouns Frequency: #414
Anagrams for affair »
raffia
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of affair in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of affair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of affair in a Sentence
The president had effectively an extramarital affair slush fund that was administered by Michael Cohen and that he would just be expected to take care of these things, they were a regular occurrence. I mean, that in and of itself should be very disturbing.
Believing he deserves to have what he wants, he sees the affair as rewarding him for the special person he is. To accept less than what he wants would make him feel like a fool. He could be ‘fine’ in his marriage yet still believe he should exercise his sexual prowess. Getting you means he’s still got it … until he gets you.
In all serious countries, once you are implicated in such an affair, the Prime Minister should offer his resignation. He should resign. And we are still waiting for him to resign. Because on the night of the president's death, a few hours later... he had phone conversations with the president's assassin.
Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.
I was blindsided, john was basically leading a double life throughout our whole marriage. When I learned about the affair, I also learned he’s diverting narcotics. I helped him become a nurse [after changing professions], a very sacred profession. It was just sickening to me. Here I was, trying to help him gain this prestigious degree and title. And this is what he was doing with it.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for affair
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- علاقة غراميةArabic
- въпрос, схватка, връзка, дело, работаBulgarian
- poměr, záležitostCzech
- Ding, Scharmützel, Affäre, Angelegenheit, BeziehungGerman
- ερωτοδουλειά, συμπλοκή, ζήτημα, πατέντα, υπόθεση, ερωτική σχέση, θέμαGreek
- aĵo, aferoEsperanto
- amorío, asunto, aventura, negocioSpanish
- esine, selkkaus, asia, syrjähyppyFinnish
- liaison, aventureFrench
- רומן, פרשהHebrew
- affareItalian
- 恋愛関係, 不倫, 事件, 情事Japanese
- ಸಂಬಂಧKannada
- 불륜Korean
- sakNorwegian
- romansPolish
- caso, negócio, afazer, coisaPortuguese
- afacereRomanian
- афера, схватка, связь, боестолкновение, интрига, романRussian
- aferaSerbo-Croatian
- விவகாரம்Tamil
- udaba, indabaZulu
Get even more translations for affair »
Translation
Find a translation for the affair definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"affair." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/affair>.
Discuss these affair definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In