affair

affair has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• n.. 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.
• n.. 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.
• n.. An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
• n.. Action; endeavor.
• n.. A material object (vaguely designated).
• n.. a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
• n.. a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
• n.. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship