affair meaning and definition

AFFAIR noun

Definition of affair (noun)

1. a vaguely specified concern
   • "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
   • synonyms: matter, thing
2. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
   • synonyms: affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison
3. a vaguely specified social event
   • "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
   • synonyms: function, occasion, social function, social occasion