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Search "affair" in: affairEntry Word: affair Function: noun Meaning: 1 a brief romantic relationship <an affair between two teenagers spending the summer at the same beach resort> Synonyms love affair, romance Related Words amour, intrigue; attachment, infatuation; entanglement, fling, flirtation; liaison, passion 2 a social gathering <the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair> — see party 1 3 something produced by physical or intellectual effort <the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagleʼs head with equally huge wings> — see product 1 4 something that happens <the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes> — see event 1 5 something to be dealt with <itʼs none of your affair whom Iʼm going out with tonight> — see matter 2
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