Meanings
plural affaires
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of affair.
M. Secretarie hath this accustomed maner, though his head be neuer so full of most weightie affaires of the Realme, yet, at diner time he doth seeme to lay them alwaies aside
1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, A Preface to the Reader
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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affaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affaire
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