affairn.[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 any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. At the head of affairs. Junius.()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. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.()4. Action; endeavor.()And with his best affair
Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun. (Chapman.)5. A material object (vaguely designated).()A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded. (Hawthorne.)