Definition of Affectation. Meaning of Affectation. Synonyms of Affectation

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Definition of Affectation

Affectation
Affectation Af`fec*ta"tion, n. [L. affectatio: cf. F. affectation.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. ``An affectation of contempt.' --Macaulay. Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural. --Locke. 2. A striving after. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson. 3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] --Hooker.

Meaning of Affectation from wikipedia

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- Government of the French Republic (12 August 1944). "Décret portant affectation d'un officier général". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 February...
- name Nazarene came from a term of derision used against them for their affectation of a biblical manner of clothing and hair style. In 1809, six students...
-  14. Government of the French Republic (8 June 1871). "Décret portant affectation d'un officier général". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 February...
- 2020. Government of the French Republic (8 March 1871). "Décret portant affectation d'un officier général". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 February...
- Government of the French Republic (6 December 1972). "Décret portant affectation d'un officier général". legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 29...
- Naz is a Persian word for "coy", "coquettish", "affectation", "cute." It is a po****r feminine given name in Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Naz is also...
- The addition of an e at the end of the name is sometimes considered an affectation, but may have arisen either as an attempt to spell smithy or as the Middle...
- organization calling themselves Ye Mistick Krewe of Comus, as an archaic affectation; with time, it became the most common term for a New Orleans Carnival...
- Genteel poverty is a state of poverty marked by one's connection or affectation towards a higher ("genteel") social class. Those in genteel poverty are...