Affair and Object

Affair

Affair noun - Something produced by physical or intellectual effort.

Usage example: the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings

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Object and affair are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Object" instead a noun "Affair".

Object noun - Something material that can be perceived by the senses.

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Affair and object are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affair" instead a noun "Object".

physical	physical affair	physical object
long	long affair	long object
simple	simple affair	simple object
small	small affair	small object
Other adjectives: actual, everyday, strange, said.

He says they would maybe not morally object to it, but be disgusted, as if the king had had an affair with one of his hunting dogs.

Source: Bestiality Is Depraved
A textbook example way beyond subtext (and could have gone much further into main text if Nana Visitor didn't object to the writer's idea of Kira having an affair with Dukat).

Source: Foe Yay / Live-Action TV
Bully Love tends to be a rather obsessive and one-sided affair, which can be played for comedy if the object of their affections is equally strong and aggressive (and if they're not, the whole thing can just come off as damn creepy).

Source: Love at First Punch

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