affaire

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A form of affair — Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounaffaire (plural affaires)

plural affaires

  1. 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

Broader
sexual relationship

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“affaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affaire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affaire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affaire.

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