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Affectation meaning

  1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  2. An unusual mannerism.
  3. An ostentatious fondness for something.

Synonyms of Affectation

mannerism pose affectedness pretense pretence pretending simulation feigning

Related words

Other words often associated with Affectation or its synonyms:

deception deceit dissembling dissimulation misrepresentation pretension idiosyncrasy gloss model speciality guise imaging

Using Affectation

  • The main meaning on this page is: An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. | An unusual mannerism. | An ostentatious fondness for something.
  • Useful related words include: mannerism, pose, affectedness, pretense.
  • In the example corpus, affectation often appears in combinations such as: an affectation, affectation that.

Context around Affectation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

modish 1× political 1× masculine 1× commons 1× hoary 1× little 1× group 1× useless 1×

Often after:

used 1× supposedly 1× dug 1× indeed 1× franz 1×

Sentence patterns with Affectation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a masculine affectation 1× a political affectation used when 1× a useless affectation which is 1× and modish affectation that puts 1× as an affectation supposedly to 1× be an affectation 1× is an affectation indeed not 1× of commons affectation that doesn 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as played by 1× creaky voice is 1× he applied eyeliner 1× hickling concludes decibels 1× his blackness is 1× i also thought 1×

Common sentence endings:

a masculine affectation 1× actually an aristocrat 1× an engineering discipline 1× be an affectation 1× citation vuolo mike 1× in the eye 1×

Words around Affectation

Just before it in the word index:

affect 4.664 affan 5 affalterbach 3 affairs 6.157 affaires 56 affaire 7

Just after it in the word index:

affectations 5 affected 8.663 affectees 3 affecting 1.935 affectingly 3 affection 581

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Affectation

  • In this selection, "affectation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, modish, political, masculine, used, supposedly and dug stand out and add context to how "affectation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a masculine affectation and a political affectation used when. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "affectation" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with affectation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The " von " was an affectation; Franz Anton von Weber was not actually an aristocrat. (14 words)

Wearing white tie accessories in this manner is considered by many to be an affectation. (15 words)

He applied eyeliner as an affectation, supposedly to remind bartenders to look customers in the eye. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

As played by Redmayne, an actor who already becomes virtually invisible when not taking on some kind of hoary affectation, Dug’s characterization is so tenuous that his scripting begins and end at his ability to be tossed around with the ease of a twig. (45 words)

Not only did she start every sentence with the word 'so' – a dim and modish affectation that puts her at the bottom of the class right away – she had very little to say. (33 words)

I also thought quite a bit about the violence in this movie, and whether it’s critiquing violence in film generally as a masculine affectation. (25 words)

Example sentences (12)

Not only did she start every sentence with the word 'so' – a dim and modish affectation that puts her at the bottom of the class right away – she had very little to say.

His blackness is only a political affectation used when the moment is keen and the price is right.

He applied eyeliner as an affectation, supposedly to remind bartenders to look customers in the eye.

I also thought quite a bit about the violence in this movie, and whether it’s critiquing violence in film generally as a masculine affectation.

Notley said the silence edict is a House of Commons affectation that doesn’t respect the legislature’s traditions or the nature of vigorous debate.

As played by Redmayne, an actor who already becomes virtually invisible when not taking on some kind of hoary affectation, Dug’s characterization is so tenuous that his scripting begins and end at his ability to be tossed around with the ease of a twig.

There is no ostentation, precious little affectation and an evident horror of being seen as high-born or – shudder – wealthy.

Creaky voice is prevalent as a peer-group affectation among young women in the United States. citation citation citation citation Vuolo, Mike.

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Hickling concludes "Decibels are a useless affectation, which is impeding the development of noise control as an engineering discipline".

It is an affectation, indeed, not very common among merchants, and very few words need be employed in dissuading them from it.

The " von " was an affectation; Franz Anton von Weber was not actually an aristocrat.

Wearing white tie accessories in this manner is considered by many to be an affectation.

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Common combinations with affectation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "affectation" in a sentence?
An example: "Not only did she start every sentence with the word 'so' – a dim and modish affectation that puts her at the bottom of the class right away – she had very little to say." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "affectation" from authentic English texts.
What does "affectation" mean?
Affectation means: An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
What are synonyms of "affectation"?
Common synonyms of "affectation" include: mannerism, pose, affectedness, pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning.
How many example sentences with "affectation" are there?
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