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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fec•ta•tion /ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the pretense of having a knowledge, standing, etc., that is not actually possessed;
pose;
airs: the affectation of great wealth. - [countable] an artificial way of behaving or talking.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024af•fec•ta•tion (af′ek tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed;
the pretense of actual possession:an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth. - conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance;
effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity. - a trait, action, or expression characterized by such artificiality:a man of a thousand affectations.
- [Obs.]
- strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration.
- affection;
fondness:his affectation of literature.
- Latin affectātiōn- (stem of affectātiō) a striving after, equivalent. to affectāt(us), past participle of affectāre to affect2 (see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- 1540–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pretension, airs, mannerisms, pose.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged artlessness, simplicity, sincerity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: affectation /ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən/ n - an assumed manner of speech, dress, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others
- (often followed by of) deliberate pretence or false display
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin affectātiōn- an aiming at, striving after, from affectāre; see affect² |