Affair meaning

What does “affair” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“affair” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a vaguely specified concern.

affair

a vaguely specified concern
“several matters to attend to”
“it is none of your affair”
Synonymsmatter thing
a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Synonymsaffaire intimacy liaison involvement amour
a vaguely specified social event
“the party was quite an affair”
“an occasion arranged to honor the president”
Synonymsoccasion social occasion function social function

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University