AFFAIR

Definitions

1. 1. 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. "A talent for affairs." Prescott.
2. 2. 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.
3. 3. An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
4. 4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.] And with his best affair Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun. Chapman.
5. 5. A material object (vaguely designated). A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. Hawthorne.