Definition of affectation

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Affectation (n.) A striving after.

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Dude :: Dude (n.) A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations..
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..
Sophomorical :: Sophomorical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation..
Puppetry :: Puppetry (n.) Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation..
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..
Newfangledness :: Newfangledness (n.) Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form..
Affectationist :: Affectationist (n.) One who exhibits affectation.
Affectation :: Affectation (n.) A striving after.
Snobbishness :: Snobbishness (n.) Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean things; conduct or manners of a snob.
Drawl :: Drawl (v. i.) To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc..
Histrionism :: Histrionism (n.) Theatrical representation; acting; affectation.
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.
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..
Religionism :: Religionism (n.) Affectation or pretense of religion.
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.) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
Inaffectation :: Inaffectation (n.) Freedom from affectation; naturalness.
Newfangled :: Newfangled (a.) Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.
Affection :: Affection (n.) Affectation.
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