"affectation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Audio: en-us-affectation.ogg , en-au-affectation.ogg Forms: affectations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: First attested in 1548. From Latin affectātiōnem (possibly via French affectation), from affectō (“I feign”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|affectātiōnem}} Latin affectātiōnem, {{cog|fr|affectation}} French affectation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} affectation (countable and uncountable, plural affectations)
  1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real): преструване (prestruvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 假裝 (Chinese Mandarin), 假装 (jiǎzhuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), krukkeri [neuter] (Danish), affektation [common-gender] (Danish), afektaĵo (Esperanto), teeskentely (Finnish), affectation [feminine] (French), Geschraubtheit [feminine] (German), tildur [neuter] (Icelandic), tilgerð [feminine] (Icelandic), 気取り (kidori) (alt: きどり) (Japanese), 虚飾 (kyoshoku) (Japanese), 허식 (heosik) (Korean), 가장 (gajang) (alt: 假裝) (Korean), 꾸밈 (kkumim) (Korean), afektacja [feminine] (Polish), afetação [feminine] (Portuguese), неесте́ственность (nejestéstvennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), притво́рство (pritvórstvo) [neuter] (Russian), afectación [feminine] (Spanish), tillgjordhet [common-gender] (Swedish), choser [plural] (Swedish), sjåser [plural] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-affectation-en-noun-DRikwCvr Disambiguation of Appearance: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 15 7 9 26 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 15 7 9 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real': 100 0
  2. An unusual mannerism. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (unusual mannerism): eccentricity, mannerism, airs Translations (an unusual mannerism): превземане (prevzemane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 做作 (zuòzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), maneeri (Finnish), affectation [feminine] (French), νάζι (názi) [neuter] (Greek), afetação [feminine] (Portuguese), мане́рность (manérnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), неесте́ственность (nejestéstvennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-affectation-en-noun-4gNDv75O Disambiguation of 'unusual mannerism': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'an unusual mannerism': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affectational, affectationist, inaffectation Related terms: affect, affectatious, affecter, affective, affection, affectionate

Inflected forms

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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exhibit",
          "exhibit"
        ],
        [
          "false",
          "false"
        ],
        [
          "display",
          "display"
        ],
        [
          "artificial",
          "artificial"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An unusual mannerism."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mannerism",
          "mannerism"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation",
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃən"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "unusual mannerism",
      "word": "eccentricity"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unusual mannerism",
      "word": "mannerism"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unusual mannerism",
      "word": "airs"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prestruvane",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "преструване"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "假裝"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎzhuāng",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "假装"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "krukkeri"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "affektation"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "afektaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "teeskentely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "affectation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Geschraubtheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tildur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tilgerð"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きどり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kidori",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "気取り"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyoshoku",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "虚飾"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "heosik",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "허식"
    },
    {
      "alt": "假裝",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gajang",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "가장"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkumim",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "word": "꾸밈"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afektacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afetação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nejestéstvennostʹ",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неесте́ственность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pritvórstvo",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "притво́рство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afectación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tillgjordhet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "choser"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "sjåser"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prevzemane",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "превземане"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuòzuò",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "word": "做作"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "word": "maneeri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "affectation"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "názi",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "νάζι"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "afetação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "manérnostʹ",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мане́рность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nejestéstvennostʹ",
      "sense": "an unusual mannerism",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "неесте́ственность"
    }
  ],
  "word": "affectation"
}

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