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.