AFFAIR Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word affair. (close relations)
Definition of AFFAIR
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matter | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a vaguely specified concern • some situation or event that is thought about • that which has mass and occupies space • a problem • (used with negation) having consequence • written works (especially in books or magazines) verb • have weight; have import, carry weight | ||||||||
concern | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something that interests you because it is important or affects you • an anxious feeling • a feeling of sympathy for someone or something • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness • a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it verb • be relevant to • be on the mind of | ||||||||
activity | nounn | |||||||
noun • any specific behavior • the state of being active • an organic process that takes place in the body • (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) • the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically | ||||||||
business | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it • the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money • a rightful concern or responsibility • an immediate objective • the volume of commercial activity • business concerns collectively • customers collectively • incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | ||||||||
engagement | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a meeting arranged in advance • a mutual promise to marry • the act of giving someone a job • employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time • contact by fitting together • the act of sharing in the activities of a group | ||||||||
enterprise | nounn | |||||||
noun • a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) • an organization created for business ventures • readiness to embark on bold new ventures | ||||||||
episode | nounn | |||||||
noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series • a part of a broadcast serial • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||||||||
event | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that happens at a given place and time • a special set of circumstances • a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | ||||||||
happening | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an event that happens | ||||||||
incident | nounn | |||||||
adjective • falling or striking of light rays on something • (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence noun • a single distinct event • a public disturbance | ||||||||
issue | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an important question that is in dispute and must be settled • one of a series published periodically • some situation or event that is thought about • the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) • supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon • the immediate descendants of a person • the becoming visible • an opening that permits escape or release • the act of issuing printed materials verb • prepare and issue for public distribution or sale • circulate or distribute or equip with • bring out an official document (such as a warrant) • come out of • make out and issue | ||||||||
occurrence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that happens • an instance of something occurring | ||||||||
project | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted • a planned undertaking verb • communicate vividly • extend out or project in space • transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another • project on a screen • cause to be heard • draw a projection of • make or work out a plan for; devise • present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc. • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • put or send forth • throw, send, or cast forward • regard as objective | ||||||||
situation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time • a condition or position in which you find yourself • a complex or critical or unusual difficulty • physical position in relation to the surroundings • a job in an organization | ||||||||
transaction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | ||||||||
undertaking | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted • the trade of a funeral director | ||||||||
affaire | nounn | |||||||
noun • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | ||||||||
amour | nounn | |||||||
noun • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | ||||||||
function | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) • what something is used for • the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group • a relation such that one thing is dependent on another • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people • a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program verb • perform as expected when applied • serve a purpose, role, or function • perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function | ||||||||
intimacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • close or warm friendship • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together | ||||||||