| affair |
an occurrence, event, matter, or happening. [6 definitions] |
| affairs |
public or business matters. |
| affect1 |
to influence, cause a change in, or have an impact on. [4 definitions] |
| affect2 |
to imitate, often in a pretentious manner; feign. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. [2 definitions] |
| affected1 |
acted upon, influenced, or altered. [2 definitions] |
| affected2 |
assumed; pretended. [2 definitions] |
| affecting |
emotionally moving. |
| affection |
a feeling of warmth and fondness for someone or something. [2 definitions] |
| affectionate |
feeling or showing affection. |
| affectionless |
lacking affection. |
| affective |
pertaining to or caused by emotions rather than reason. |
| afferent |
bearing or leading toward a central organ or part, as nerves that conduct impulses to the spinal column or as veins that carry blood to the heart. |
| affiance |
to promise or pledge (oneself) to marry; betroth. |
| affiant |
one who gives legal testimony in an affidavit; deponent. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| affiliate |
to associate or connect (oneself) as a subordinate member or branch (usu. fol. by "with"). [4 definitions] |
| affiliation |
the condition or fact of being affiliated, esp. with an organization. |
| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. [5 definitions] |
| affirm |
to firmly declare (something), or to state or maintain (something) as true. [2 definitions] |
| affirmable |
combined form of affirm. |