affectedness meaning

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affectedness (noun): the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others).

affectedness has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

affectedness as a noun

  1. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)

    Opposite: unaffectedness

    Type of: unnaturalness

    Kinds: airs, coyness, preciosity

    Related forms: affected

  2. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

    Synonyms: affectation, mannerism, pose

    Type of: pretense

    Kinds: attitude, radical chic

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AF · words ending in SS · 12-letter words

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