affectedness
English Thesaurus
1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)
hyponym | : | attitude, |
definition | : | a theatrical pose created for effect (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | radical chic, |
definition | : | an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them (noun.act) |
2. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | unnaturalness, |
definition | : | the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | airs, pose, |
definition | : | affected manners intended to impress others (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | coyness, demureness, |
definition | : | the affectation of being demure in a provocative way (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | preciosity, preciousness, |
definition | : | the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined (noun.attribute) |
attribute | : | affected, unnatural, |
definition | : | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression (adj.all) |
attribute | : | unaffected, |
definition | : | free of artificiality; sincere and genuine (adj.all) |
3. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)
derivation | : | pose, posture, |
definition | : | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others (verb.social) |
4. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | unaffectedness, |
definition | : | not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | affected, unnatural, |
definition | : | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression (adj.all) |
5. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display (noun.act)
derivation | : | pose, posture, |
definition | : | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others (verb.social) |
6. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) (noun.attribute)
antonym | : | unaffectedness, |
definition | : | not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | affected, unnatural, |
definition | : | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression (adj.all) |
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