affectedness | ||
1. | [ noun ] a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | |
Synonyms: | mannerism pose affectation | |
Related terms: | pretense attitude radical_chic pose | |
2. | [ noun ] the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) | |
Related terms: | unaffectedness unnaturalness airs coyness preciosity affected unaffected | |
Similar spelling: |
affected_role affectedly affectionate affective affection affectionately affectioned affectation abstractedness |