<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great importance.</li><li>Affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business or finance: affairs of state; Before taking such a long trip you should put all your affairs in order.</li><li>An event or a performance; a particular action, operation, or proceeding: When did this affair happen?</li><li>Thing; matter (applied to anything made or existing, usually with a descriptive or qualifying term): Our new computer is an amazing affair.</li><li>A private or personal concern; a special function, business, or duty: That's none of your affair.</li><li>An intense amorous relationship, usually of short duration.</li><li>An event or happening that occasions or arouses notoriety, dispute, and often public scandal; incident: the Congressional bribery affair.</li><li>A party, social gathering, or other organized festive occasion: The awards ceremony is the biggest affair on the school calendar.</li></ul>