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

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

Affectedness :: Affectedness (n.) Affectation.

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

Affection :: Affection (n.) Affectation.

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

Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem..

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

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

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

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

Grandiose :: Grandiose (a.) Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style..

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

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..

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

Drawl :: Drawl (v. i.) To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc..

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..

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

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

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

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