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

Unaffected :: Unaffected (a.) Free from affectation; plain; simple; natural; real; sincere; genuine; as, unaffected sorrow..

Affectedness :: Affectedness (n.) Affectation.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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..

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