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affectation
[ af-ek-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession:
an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth.
- conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity.
Synonyms: airs, pretension, simulation, pretense, pose, facade, appearance
Antonyms: sincerity, simplicity
- a trait, action, or expression characterized by such artificiality:
a man of a thousand affectations.
- Obsolete.
- strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration.
- affection; fondness:
his affectation of literature.
affectation
/ ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən /
noun
- an assumed manner of speech, dress, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others
- often foll by of deliberate pretence or false display
affectation of nobility
Other Words From
- nonaf·fec·tation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of affectation1
Word History and Origins
Origin of affectation1
Example Sentences
What is a distinctive habit or affectation related to the writing process?
What is a distinctive habit or affectation of yours related to writing?
Fashion affectation, though, was lost on Liebling, whose military-issue slacks fit so loosely they flapped in the breeze.
Saturn in your sign will keep things real, refining elements in your make-up that smack of affectation.
And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
To me the national affectation of piety and holiness resembles a white shirt put on over a dirty skin.
Her affectation of extreme youth was so absurdly ridiculous, that it made her appear older and uglier than she really was.
Avoid affectation; it is the sure test of a deceitful, vulgar mind.
He is a stranger to affectation—that dangerous rock to the would-be wit; he is natural, and is witty without trying to be a wit.
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