Affair — Af*fair ([a^]f*f[^a]r ), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See {Fact}, and cf. {Ado}.] 1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affair — /euh fair /, n. 1. anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great importance. 2. affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business … Universalium
Fair Game (Scientology) — The term Fair Game is used to describe various aggressive policies and practices carried out by the Church of Scientology towards people and groups it perceives as its enemies.Predecessors of Fair Game In written policies dating from as early as… … Wikipedia
affair — af|fair W1S2 [əˈfeə US əˈfer] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(public/political activities)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(relationship)¦ 4¦(object)¦ 5 be somebody s affair ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: afaire, from à faire to do ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
affair — af|fair [ ə fer ] noun *** ▸ 1 political events ▸ 2 events in personal life ▸ 3 shocking event ▸ 4 sexual relationship ▸ 5 event, situation, etc. ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) affairs plural events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
affair — /əˈfɛə / (say uh fair) noun 1. anything done or to be done; that which requires action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great moment; the affairs of state. 2. (plural) matters of interest or concern; particular doings or interests: put… …
fair — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Junoesque, Mardi Gras, OK, Saturnalia, Saturnian, acceptable, accommodating, adequate, admissible, advantageous, affable, affably, agreeable, agreeably, alabaster, alabastrine, albescent, all right, amiable … Moby Thesaurus
affair — af•fair [[t]əˈfɛər[/t]] n. 1) anything requiring action or effort; business; concern 2) affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern: affairs of state[/ex] 3) thing; matter (usu. used with a descriptive or qualifying term): Our… … From formal English to slang
affair — af·fair || É™ feÉ™ n. amour, lovers affair; matter; incident; deal, concern … English contemporary dictionary
affair — af·fair … English syllables
Plame affair — (CIA leak) investigation Related topics and issues 2003 invasion of Iraq ( Operation Iraqi Freedom ) Contempt / Obstruction / Perjury Grand jury Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (full text) … Wikipedia
