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Definition of affair

affair

/əˈfɛər/
af · fair
Plural:affairs
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affair Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

Matters of public interest, professional business, or personal responsibility and finance (usually used in the plural).

Example

"Before retiring, the director made sure all of the company's financial affairs were in order."

2

An event, sequence of events, or matter of a specified kind or that has attracted public attention.

Example

"The charity gala turned out to be a remarkably formal and well-attended affair."

3

A romantic or sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other, especially when one or both are married to someone else.

Example

"The novel centers on the consequences of a secretive affair in Victorian society."

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• Rhymes for affair

• Nearby Words

affability
affable
affably
affair
affect
affectation
affected

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in Middle English from Anglo-Norman and Old French afaire, derived from the phrase a faire ('to do'), ultimately from Latin ad ('to') and facere ('to make or do').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Affair. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/affair
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