What does affair mean?
Definitions for affair
əˈfɛəraf·fair
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word affair.
Princeton's WordNet
matter, affair, thing(noun)
a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour(noun)
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function(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"
Wiktionary
affair(Noun)
That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; often in the plural.
Etymology: From afere, affere, from afaire, from a- + faire; Latin ad- + facere to do. See fact, and confer ado.
affair(Noun)
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
Etymology: From afere, affere, from afaire, from a- + faire; Latin ad- + facere to do. See fact, and confer ado.
affair(Noun)
An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
Etymology: From afere, affere, from afaire, from a- + faire; Latin ad- + facere to do. See fact, and confer ado.
affair(Noun)
A material object (vaguely designated).
He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.
Etymology: From afere, affere, from afaire, from a- + faire; Latin ad- + facere to do. See fact, and confer ado.
affair(Noun)
An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de cu0153ur.)
Etymology: From afere, affere, from afaire, from a- + faire; Latin ad- + facere to do. See fact, and confer ado.
Webster Dictionary
Affair(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
Affair(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
Affair(noun)
an action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle
Etymology: [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
Affair(noun)
action; endeavor
Etymology: [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.]
Affair(noun)
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.]
Freebase
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.
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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 »
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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
I'm connected to the land, i come from that legacy of a love affair with the air and wildlife. That legacy is unique and a deep part of this state.
When Akihiko Kondo look at people who've had difficult sexual experiences, they often find trouble having human partners. People wonder why they'd have sex with a robot or a love affair with a hologram because it's passive, but having a partner who is safe and predictable is often very helpful therapeutically.
My dismissal has been a very public affair, senior management -- responsible for a lack of controls -- have been afforded complete anonymity. I would see that as unfair.
Cheating is often the thing that brings people to treatment, and sometimes they are able to see it as a starting point for new ways of communicating and reformulating their marital goals, other times, it’s the final nail in the coffin. If the affair has gone too far emotionally or gone on for too long, it’s more difficult to get past.
We have so many traditional fabrics, so many traditional English suppliers, it's really turned into my love affair with all those textiles and histories.
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- علاقة غراميةArabic
- връзка, работа, дело, схватка, въпросBulgarian
- záležitost, poměrCzech
- Ding, Beziehung, Angelegenheit, Affäre, ScharmützelGerman
- θέμα, υπόθεση, συμπλοκή, ζήτημα, πατέντα, ερωτοδουλειά, ερωτική σχέσηGreek
- aĵo, aferoEsperanto
- asunto, amorío, aventura, negocioSpanish
- esine, syrjähyppy, asia, selkkausFinnish
- liaison, aventureFrench
- פרשה, רומןHebrew
- affareItalian
- 情事, 恋愛関係, 事件, 不倫Japanese
- ಸಂಬಂಧKannada
- 불륜Korean
- sakNorwegian
- romansPolish
- negócio, caso, afazer, coisaPortuguese
- afacereRomanian
- интрига, роман, афера, боестолкновение, связь, схваткаRussian
- aferaSerbo-Croatian
- விவகாரம்Tamil
- indaba, udabaZulu
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