affair

IPA: ʌfˈɛr

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
(military) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
A material object (vaguely designated).
An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart).
An otherwise illicit romantic relationship, such as with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend).
A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship.
A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature.
(slang, now rare) The (male or female) genitals.

Examples of "affair" in Sentences

The affair was unreported.
The wrangle is over the affair.
It mentions the loathsome affair.
Love is sometimes a prickly affair.
They start a tawdry affair and fall in love.
But this was not a hunt for food, it was a ceremonious affair.
The two embark on a torrid affair, and soon fall passionately in love.
For the first time Helen hears of her mother and Rossi's torrid love affair.
Shinkichi agrees to the meeting, and the two start a clandestine love affair.
I can't help but wonder what exactly it is about extramarital affairs that scandalize us so much.