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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /əˈfɛə/

Definition 1:
• Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
Example: a difficult affair to manage
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: matter, concern
Labels: in-plural, often

Definition 2:
• Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
Example: an affair of honor
Example: an affair of love
Example: The house was a ramshackle affair.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: goings-on, happening, affair, befalling, episode, instance, event, hap, incident, occasion, occurrence, proceeding

Definition 3:
• An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
Labels: government, military, politics, war

Definition 4:
• A material object (vaguely designated).
Example: He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.
Example: This garden is a ramshackle affair.

Definition 5:
• An adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
Example: When Martin's wife found out about his affair with her best friend, she asked for a divorce.
Example: Mary had an affair with a woman from the gym.

Definition 6:
• An otherwise illicit romantic relationship, such as with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
Example: Jerry's girlfriend said she wanted to go steady, but she was in an affair with one of his team-mates.

Definition 7:
• A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

Definition 8:
• A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.

Definition 9:
• The (male or female) genitals.
Labels: archaic, slang

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/affair