affectation
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or realAn attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
» They laughed at the affectations in his speech.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
Geschraubtheit
неесте́ственностьnejestéstvennostʹ, притво́рствоpritvórstvo
(countable, uncountable)An unusual mannerism.
мане́рностьmanérnostʹ, неесте́ственностьnejestéstvennostʹ
(countable, rare, uncountable, with of)An ostentatious fondness for something.
- a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Examples
3 sentencesThey laughed at the affectations in his speech.
I don’t see any content in his statements besides clowning, affectation, and pretentiousness.
His affectations are annoying.
ruЕго манерность раздражает. — bredsky
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feignFrom Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.
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Forms
plural: affectations| Singular | affectation |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display:mannerismposeaffectedness
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable