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Definition of Affectedness
1. Noun. The quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others).
Specialized synonyms: Airs, Pose, Coyness, Demureness, Preciosity, Preciousness
Attributes: Affected, Unnatural, Unaffected
Derivative terms: Affected
Antonyms: Unaffectedness
2. Noun. A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
Generic synonyms: Feigning, Pretence, Pretending, Pretense, Simulation
Specialized synonyms: Attitude, Radical Chic
Derivative terms: Pose
Definition of Affectedness
1. n. Affectation.
Definition of Affectedness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being affected. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Affectedness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affectedness
Literary usage of Affectedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"n. affected behaviour, affectation, affectedness, primness, <•/. ... affectedness,
ie, affectation. ..."
2. The Burlingame Mission: A Political Disclosure, Supported by Official by Johannes von Gumpach (1872)
"... in times of riot and disorder (or sedition) a strong rule; in times of harmony
and well-affectedness (or loyalty) a mild one 3". Thus, in the Hon. ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1908)
"Mr. Palmer has taken a big American for his hero, simple, magnetic and full of
boyish un- affectedness. DOUBLEDAY, PACE & Co. have just ready a novel by ..."
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