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

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

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..

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

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

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

Affectedness :: Affectedness (n.) Affectation.

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..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

Grimace :: Grimace (n.) A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face..

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

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

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

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

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