affair vs fitment

affair

noun
  • A material object (vaguely designated). 

  • An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle. 

  • An adulterous relationship (from affaire de cœur, affair of the heart). 

  • A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship. 

  • A romantic relationship with someone who is not one's regular partner (boyfriend, girlfriend). 

  • Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. 

  • A party or social gathering, especially of a formal nature. 

  • Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely. 

fitment

noun
  • A thing fitted to another in order to accomplish a specific purpose. 

  • The categorisation of an employee, for the purpose of calculating salary or allowances. 

  • An item of permanent furniture or equipment. 

  • The proper positioning and orientation of a thing for it to serve its designed purpose. 

  • The act of furnishing with fitments; an instance of such an act. 

How often have the words affair and fitment occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )