English dictionary
affair
nounPronunciation
əˈfɛɹ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a vaguely specified concern
noun
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
noun
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Example sentences
several matters to attend to
it is none of your affair
things are going well
the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functions