affair🔊

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. +

Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely. +

(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.

A material object (vaguely designated).

An adulterous relationship, chiefly of a married person. (from ''affaire de cœur, affair of the heart'').

An otherwise illicit romantic relationship, such as with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.

A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.

(rare) The (male or female) genitals.