Synonyms: thing, affair, matter
Definition: a vaguely specified concern
Usage: several matters to attend to; it is none of your affair; things are going well
Similar words: concern
Definition: something that interests you because it is important or affects you
Usage: the safety of the ship is the captain's concern
Synonyms: social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function
Definition: a vaguely specified social event
Usage: the party was quite an affair; an occasion arranged to honor the president; a seemingly endless round of social functions
Similar words: social event
Definition: an event characteristic of persons forming groups
Synonyms: amour, affair, affaire, intimacy, involvement, liaison
Definition: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
Similar words: sexual relationship
Definition: a relationship involving sexual intimacy