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.
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 »
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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 can understand companionship. I can understand bought sex in the afternoon. I cannot understand the love affair.
An impeachment is a traumatic affair that affects the political and business arenas at a time when Brazil is struggling to regain its credibility abroad, what matters now is saving our country. We need to find a solution above personal interests.
Chatting or Cheating : How to Detect Infidelity, Rebuild Love and Affair-Proof Your Relationship, they ca n’t just put what they did away in the vault, talk about it once, and move on.
Now we've all come to an agreement that it's been such a family affair, we should continue the fun with a Disney vacation.
Shall any man hate me? That will be his affair. But I will be mild and benevolent toward every man, and ready to show even him his mistake, not reproachfully, nor yet as making a display of my endurance, but nobly and honestly.
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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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