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affair

/əˈfɛɹ/noun2 syllables

Affair means: a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people.

Synonyms for affair21

noun, as in a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people

occasion, social occasion, function, social function, social gathering, social affair

noun, as in a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour

noun, as in a vaguely specified concern

matter, thing

also used for affair

concern, goings-on, happening, befalling, episode, event, hap, incident

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What does affair mean?3

noun

1

a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people“the party was quite an affair”

2

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

3

a vaguely specified concern“several matters to attend to”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with affair?52

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All 52 rhymes for affair, grouped by syllable

Affair in a sentence

  • Everyone was exhausted, so the party was a somewhat downbeat affair.gcaplan
  • I have nothing to do with the affair.CK
  • I don't want to be involved in this affair.CM
  • I have a lot to think about in relation to the affair.qdii
  • That is an internal affair of this country.unknown
  • The newspapers devoted a lot of space to the affair.sundown
  • The man is suspected of having a hand in the affair.unknown
  • The statesman seems to be concerned with the affair.unknown

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Forms of affair

as a noun

plural
affairs