Synonyms for affectedness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-fek-tid |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɛk tɪd |
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for affectedness
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