Definitions for affair
əˈfɛəraf·fair

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. matter, affair, thing(noun)

   a vaguely specified concern

   "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"

2. affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour(noun)

   a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

3. 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(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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.]

5. 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(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Affair

   An affair is a sexual relationship or a romantic friendship or passionate attachment between two people.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. affair

   An indecisive engagement; a duel.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. affair

   An action or engagement, not of sufficient magnitude to be termed a battle.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'affair' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3006

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'affair' in Nouns Frequency: #414

Anagrams for affair »

1. raffia

How to pronounce affair?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of affair in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of affair in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of affair in a Sentence

1. Gore Vidal:

   I can understand companionship. I can understand bought sex in the afternoon. I cannot understand the love affair.

2. Alencar Burti:

   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.

3. Fox News:

   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.

4. Scott Amos:

   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.

5. Marcus Aurelius:

   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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