Affectedness

af·fect·ed ¹  (-fktd)

adj.

1. Acted upon, influenced, or changed.

2. Emotionally stirred or moved.

3. Infected or attacked, as by disease.

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[From affect¹.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affectedness - the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) unnaturalness - the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles airs, pose - affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me" coyness, demureness - the affectation of being demure in a provocative way preciosity, preciousness - the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined unaffectedness - not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained
	2.	affectedness - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display affectation, mannerism, pose pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" attitude - a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" radical chic - an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them