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Affectedness :: Affectedness (n.) Affectation.

Sophomorical :: Sophomorical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation..

Newfangled :: Newfangled (a.) Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.

Regeneration :: Regeneration (n.) The entering into a new spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; that change by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the opposite motives in the heart..

Cantatory :: Cantatory (a.) Containing cant or affectation; whining; singing.

Histrionism :: Histrionism (n.) Theatrical representation; acting; affectation.

Pedantical :: Pedantical (a.) Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation..

Plain :: Plain (superl.) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.

Euphuism :: Euphuism (n.) An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.

Dude :: Dude (n.) A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations..

Prettyism :: Prettyism (n.) Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc..

Puppyism :: Puppyism (n.) Extreme meanness, affectation, conceit, or impudence..

Rhapsodist :: Rhapsodist (n.) One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement or affectation of feeling.

Snobbishness :: Snobbishness (n.) Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob.

Religionism :: Religionism (n.) Affectation or pretense of religion.

Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic..

Foppery :: Foppery (n.) The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly..

Teratology :: Teratology (n.) Affectation of sublimity; bombast.

Inaffectation :: Inaffectation (n.) Freedom from affectation; naturalness.

Hum :: Hum (interj.) An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc..

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