affair

affair is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
4. noun. Action; endeavor.
5. noun. A material object (vaguely designated).
6. noun. a vaguely specified concern

   "several matters to attend to"

   "it is none of your affair"

   Synonyms: matter, thing

7. noun. a vaguely specified social event

   "the party was quite an affair"

   "an occasion arranged to honor the president"

   Synonyms: function, occasion

8. noun. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

   Synonyms: affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison

Synonyms

matter, thing, function, occasion, affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement, liaison

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in affair:

raffia

Common word forms

affairs, affaires

Words from these letters

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