[əˈfɛː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to
(e.g: the board admitted responsibility for the affair)

- a sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom are married to or in a long-term relationship with someone else
(e.g: his wife is having an affair)

- an object of a particular type
(e.g: her dress was a black low-cut affair)


Phrases:
- put one's affairs in order

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French afaire, from à faire ‘to do’; compare with ado