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affectation [ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən] n
1. an assumed manner of speech, dress, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others 2. (often foll by of) deliberate pretence or false display affectation of nobility [from Latin affectātiōn- an aiming at, striving after, from affectāre; see affect2] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
affectation noun pretence, show, posing, posturing, act, display, appearance, pose, façade, simulation, sham, pretension, veneer, artifice, mannerism, insincerity, pretentiousness, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), artificiality, fakery, affectedness, assumed manners, false display, unnatural imitation He writes well, without fuss or affectation. Translations affectation n (= artificiality) → Affektiertheit f no pl; her affectations annoy me → ihr affektiertes Benehmen ärgert mich; an affectation → eine affektierte Angewohnheit affectation [ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃ/ən] n → affettazione f affectations npl → modi mpl affettati, leziosaggini fpl How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I bet you think I am writing all this from affectation, to be witty at the expense of men of action; and what is more, that from ill-bred affectation, I am clanking a sword like my officer. I think it's affectation to compare the Oder to music, and so do you, but the overhanging warehouses of Stettin take beauty seriously, which we don't, and the average Englishman doesn't, and despises all who do. But the "cast-anchor" trick, with its affectation of being a sea-phrase - for why not write just as well "threw anchor," "flung anchor," or 'shied anchor"? |
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