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emotional affair

emotional affair noun: an affair that involves emotional intimacy with a person other than one's partner, but no sexual intercourse.

Noun

emotional affair (plural emotional affairs)

  1. An affair that involves emotional intimacy with a person other than one's partner, but no sexual intercourse.

Forms of emotional affair

pluralemotional affairs

Questions about emotional affair

What does emotional affair mean?
Emotional affair means an affair that involves emotional intimacy with a person other than one's partner, but no sexual intercourse.
What part of speech is emotional affair?
Emotional affair is a noun.
What is the plural of emotional affair?
The plural of emotional affair is emotional affairs.

Words near emotional affair in the dictionary

  1. emoticons
  2. emoting
  3. emotion
  4. emotionable
  5. emotional
  6. emotional affair
  7. emotional affairs
  8. emotional age
  9. emotional ages
  10. emotional blackmail
  11. emotional competence

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