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Definition of Affair

Affair That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. "At the head of affairs." Junius. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue. An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle. Action; endeavor. A material object (vaguely designated). Related Definitions: Action, Affair, An, Any, As, At, Battle, Be, Business, Called, Characterize, Commercial, Concern, Designated, Difficult, Done, Duel, Endeavor, Engagement, Head, Honor, In, Intrigue, Is, It, Kind, Love, Magnitude, Manage, Material, Matter, Not, Object, Of, Often, Or, Plural, Proceeding, Professional, Public, Refer, Sufficient, That, The, To, Vaguely, Which, Wished

Affair Quotations You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. Gilbert K. Chesterton If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it. W. Somerset Maugham

Affair Translations affair in Afrikaans is saak, ding affair in Danish is anliggende affair in Dutch is zaak, aangelegenheid, ding, affaire affair in Finnish is asia affair in French is affaire, chose affair in Italian is affare, faccenda affair in Latin is res rei affair in Portuguese is caso, assunto affair in Spanish is asunto, particular

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