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- pronunciation:
- ae
fihk
teI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense.
Her frequent use of French phrases was seen as pure affectation by many of her acquaintances.- synonyms:
- affectedness, artificiality, pretense, pretentiousness
- antonyms:
- artlessness
- similar words:
- air, mannerism, posturing, sham, show
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definition 2: |
a specific instance of such pretense.
Avoiding contractions in her speech was just an affectation she adopted in the belief that it would make her sound more elegant.- synonyms:
- airs, mannerism, pose, show
- similar words:
- act, imposture
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related words: |
camp, cant, claptrap, pomp, pretense |
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