Definitions for Affectation
ˌæf ɛkˈteɪ ʃənaf·fec·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. affectation, mannerism, pose, affectednessnoun

   a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. affectationnoun

   An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

2. affectationnoun

   An unusual mannerism.

3. Etymology: First attested in 1548. From affectationem (possibly via affectation), from affecto.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affectationnoun

   The act of making an artificial appearance.

   Etymology: affectatio, Lat.

   In things of their own nature indifferent, if either councils or particular men have at any time, with sound judgment, misliked conformity between the church of God and infidels, the cause thereof hath been somewhat else than only affectation of dissimilitude. Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 7.

   It has been, from age to age, an affectation to love the pleasure of solitude, among those who cannot possibly be supposed qualified for passing life in that manner. Spectator, №. 264.

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1. affectation

   Affectation is a behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress or appear genuine, but often comes across as pretentious or exaggerated. It involves a conscious attempt to adopt certain characteristics or mannerisms that aren't natural or inherent to the individual, usually in order to fit in, seem sophisticated, or to mask one's true self.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Affectationnoun

   an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show

2. Affectationnoun

   a striving after

3. Affectationnoun

   fondness; affection

4. Etymology: [L. affectatio: cf. F. affectation.]

Matched Categories

1. • Pretense

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Affectation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Affectation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Affectation in a Sentence

1. Lavater:

   All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich.

2. Wendell Berry:

   Without a complex knowledge of one’s place and without the faithfulness to one’s place on which such knowledge depends, it is inevitable that the place will be used carelessly, and eventually destroyed. Without such knowledge and faithfulness, moreover, the culture of a country will be superficial and decorative, functional only insofar as it may be a symbol of prestige, the affectation of an elite or “in” group.

3. Francis Quarles:

   In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.

4. G. C. Lichtenberg:

   Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

5. Francis Bacon:

   Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Affectation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Affectation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Affectation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Affectation