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 affairs affairs /əˈfɛrz/

noun

  1. () Matters of personal concern  ( personal business , personal matters , affairs )
    matters of personal concern
     Get his affairs in order
    get his affairs in order
  2. () Transactions of professional or public interest  ( affairs )
    transactions of professional or public interest
     News of current affairs
    news of current affairs
     Great affairs of state
    great affairs of state


 affair affair /əˈfɛr/

noun

  1. () A vaguely specified concern  ( affair , thing , matter )
    a vaguely specified concern
     Several matters to attend to
    several matters to attend to
     It is none of your affair
    it is none of your affair
     Things are going well
    things are going well
  2. () A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship  ( affaire , amour , intimacy , affair , involvement , liaison )
    a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  3. () A vaguely specified social event  ( function , social function , social occasion , affair , occasion )
    a vaguely specified social event
     The party was quite an affair
    the party was quite an affair
     An occasion arranged to honor the president
    an occasion arranged to honor the president
     A seemingly endless round of social functions
    a seemingly endless round of social functions