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affectation

noun

1 affectation

A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.

synonyms: affectedness, mannerism, pose.

Roget 855: affectation; affectedness etc. adj.; acting a part etc. v.; pretense etc. (falsehood) 544, (ostentation) 882; boasting ... show more

Dutch: aanstellerij, ik ben ..., maniƫrisme
Polish: manieryzm, maniera


Moby thesaurus: Barnumism, Gongorism, act, acting, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectedness, air, airs, appearance, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, attitudinizing, bearing, bedizenment, behavior ... show more.

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