Affair vs Matters - What's the difference?
affair | matters |
That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; — often in the plural.
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Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.
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(lb) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
A material object (vaguely designated).
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*:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair , evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
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, title= An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur ).
(matter)
As nouns the difference between affair and matters
is that affair is that which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; — often in the plural while matters is plural of lang=en.As a verb matters is
third-person singular of matter.affair
English
Noun
(en noun)The Three Corpse Trick, section=chapter 5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}
See also
*References
*Anagrams
*matters
English
Noun
(head)Verb
(head)- Nothing really matters .
- But it matters to me.