affair
(noun)
noun
1. a vaguely specified concern
- it is none of your affair
Similar word(s): matter, thing
Definition categories: thought, concern
2. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Similar word(s): affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison
Definition categories: state
3. a vaguely specified social event
- the party was quite an affair
Similar word(s): function, occasion
Definition categories: event
Sentences with affair as a noun:
- a difficult affair to manage
- an affair of honor, a duel; an affair of love, an intrigue
- He used a hook-shaped affair with a long handle to unlock the car.