Index of English words, starting with "af"

(1) - Affair (n.) A material object (vaguely designated).
(2) - Affair (n.) Action; endeavor.
(3) - Affair (n.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
(4) - Affair (n.) 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.
(5) - Affair (n.) 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.

(1) - Affect (n.) Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition.
(2) - Affect (v. t.) To assign; to appoint.
(3) - Affect (v. t.) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance.
(4) - Affect (v. t.) To tend to by affinity or disposition.
(5) - Affect (v. t.) To aim at; to aspire; to covet.
(6) - Affect (v. t.) To dispose or incline.
(7) - Affect (v. t.) To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.
(8) - Affect (v. t.) To love; to regard with affection.
(9) - Affect (v. t.) To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.
(10) - Affect (v. t.) To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.

(1) - Affectation (n.) Fondness; affection.
(2) - Affectation (n.) A striving after.
(3) - Affectation (n.) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

(1) - Affected (p. p. & a.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.
(2) - Affected (p. p. & a.) Assumed artificially; not natural.
(3) - Affected (p. p. & a.) Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.
(4) - Affected (p. p. & a.) Inclined; disposed; attached.
(5) - Affected (p. p. & a.) Regarded with affection; beloved.
(6) - Affected (imp. & p. p.) of Affect