Feminine
affaire
Meaning
- (feminine) matter, issue
- (feminine) political scandal or controversy
- (feminine) sexual affair
- (dated, feminine) business
Concepts
Frequency
Hyphenated as
af‧fai‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɑˈfɛː.rə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch affare, from Old French afaire. Spelling borrowed again from Middle French affaire. The sense “sexual affair” has been borrowed from English affair.
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