affectation
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affectation
- /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.
noun affectations
- An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. This poem is strongly tinctured with those pedantic affectations concerning the passion of love ...
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An unusual mannerism.
Similar: eccentricity, mannerism, airs
- An ostentatious fondness for something. The grace diuineſt Mercvrie hath done me, / In this vouchſafde diſcouerie of himſelfe, / Binds my obſeruance in the vtmoſt terme / Of ſatisfaction, to his godly will: / Though I profeſſe (without the affectation / Of an enforc’d, and form’d auſteritie) / I could be willing to enioy no place / With ſ
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noun an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real
| Español | afectación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 허식 heosik, 가장 gajang, 꾸밈 kkumim |
| 日本語 | 気取り kidori, 虚飾 kyoshoku |
| 中文 | 假裝 /假装 jiǎzhuāng |
| Português | afetação |
| Français | affectation |
| Deutsch | Geschraubtheit |
| Русский | неесте́ственность nejestéstvennostʹ, притво́рство pritvórstvo |
| العربية | تَصَنُّع taṣannuʕ, تَكَلُّف takalluf |
noun an unusual mannerism
| 中文 | 做作 zuòzuò |
|---|---|
| Português | afetação |
| Français | affectation |
| Ελληνικά | νάζι názi |
| Русский | мане́рность manérnostʹ, неесте́ственность nejestéstvennostʹ |
Talk about this word "affectation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/affectation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. affectation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/affectation "affectation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/affectation.Cite this
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title = {affectation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/affectation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
