affair
ETYM Old Eng. afere, affere, Old Fren. afaire, French affaire, from a faire to do; Latin. ad + facere to do. Related to Fact, Ado.
1. A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship; SYN. affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour.
2. A vaguely specified social event; SYN. occasion, social occasion.
3. A vaguely specified concern
affaire · amou · function · intimacy · involvement · liaison · matter · occasion · social function · social occasion · thing
affability · affable · affableness · affably · affabulation · affair · affaire · affair of honor · affair of honour · affairs · affairs of state