affectation
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Noun
affectations, plural;
/ˌafekˈtāSHən/,
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affectations, plural;
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Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
- - the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect
- - she called the room her boudoir, which he thought an affectation
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A studied display of real or pretended feeling
- - an affectation of calm
Web Definitions:
- a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
- In the civil law tradition the patrimony of affectation is a patrimony, or legal entitlement, that can be divided for a purpose, as being distinct from the general patrimony of the person. ...
- An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show; An unusual mannerism
- A pretentious style of writing which is deemed unsuited to the form or subject matter.
- A show, pretense, or display; Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality; A particular habit, as of speech or dress, adopted to give a false impression.
- a woman's whole life.