affair
Definition of affair
noun:
- a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to", "it is none of your affair", "things are going well". Synonyms: matter, thing.
- a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. Synonyms: affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison.
- 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.
Related words
celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, fundraiser, jubilation, least, observance, party, sleepover.
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Rhymes with affair
air, altair, astaire, aware, bare, bear, beware, billionaire, blair, blare, care, chair, compare, concessionaire, dare, debonair, declare, despair, disrepair, doctrinaire.
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- affair is a valid Scrabble US word, worth 12 points
- affair is a valid Scrabble UK word, worth 12 points
- affair is a valid Words With Friends word, worth 12 points
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