Associations to the word «Affectation»
Noun
- Blunder
- Pride
- Purity
- Quixote
- Taste
- Chivalry
- Admiration
- Gaiety
- Piety
- Stile
- Gesture
- Perfection
- Gossip
- Allusion
- Decency
- Weariness
- Genius
- Falsehood
- Innocence
- Charm
- Wordsworth
- Distrust
- Virtue
- Disgust
- Consciousness
- Brutality
- Natural
- Defect
- Compliment
- Weakness
- Greatness
- Ib
- Mirth
- Grace
- Rousseau
- Pose
- Disguise
- Gallantry
- Dress
- Severity
- Expose
- Sans
- Byron
- Gait
- Enthusiasm
- Spite
- Bearing
- Mustache
- Ease
Adjective
Wiktionary
AFFECTATION, noun. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
AFFECTATION, noun. An unusual mannerism.
Dictionary definition
AFFECTATION, noun. A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.