2syllables
affair
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Definitions ofaffair
1noun
- (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
Example: "a difficult affair to manage"
- Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
Example: "an affair of honor, a duel; an affair of love, an intrigue"
- An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
- A material object (vaguely designated).
Example: "He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car."
- An adulterous relationship. (from affaire de cœur).
- A romantic relationship with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
- A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
- A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
- The (male or female) genitals.
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