Antonyms for affectedness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-fek-tid

Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɛk tɪd

Definition of affectedness

Origin : past participle adjective from affect (v.2); 1530s in the now-obsolete sense "favorably disposed" (preserved in disaffected); meaning "artificially displayed" is recorded from 1580s.

noun affectation

Example sentences :

The Burghers are not to be match'd for Affectedness, and their Conversation is insupportable.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I » by Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz

She had been formerly sharp in her condemnation of the Countess—her affectedness, her euphuism, and her vulgarity.
Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith

There is no affectedness of speech—for the moment it is childishly genuine.
Extract from : « Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World » by Clifton R. Wooldridge

Synonyms for affectedness

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