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Newfangledness :: Newfangledness (n.) Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form..

Affectation :: Affectation (n.) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

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

Stalk :: Stalk (v. i.) To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step..

Affectation :: Affectation (n.) Fondness; affection.

Pietism :: Pietism (n.) Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion..

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

Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning..

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

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

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

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..

Puppetry :: Puppetry (n.) Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation..

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

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..

Affectation :: Affectation (n.) A striving after.

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..

Affectationist :: Affectationist (n.) One who exhibits affectation.

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

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

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