• an event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to

Synonyms: event, incident, happening, occurrence, phenomenon, eventuality, episode, interlude, circumstance, set of circumstances, adventure, experience, case, matter, business, thing

• a sexual relationship between two people, one or both of whom are married to or in a long-term relationship with someone else

Synonyms: relationship, love affair, romance, fling, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, romantic entanglement, involvement, attachment, affair of the heart, intrigue

• an object of a particular type