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Meaning of "affectation" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFFECTATION

From Latin affectātiōn- an aiming at, striving after, from affectāre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFECTATION

affectation  [ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFECTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affectation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFFECTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Patrimony of affectation

In the civil law tradition the patrimony of affectation is a patrimony, or legal entitlement, that can be divided for a purpose, as being distinct from the general patrimony of the person. It is similar to the common law concept of the trust in some aspects where property is held by an administrator for the benefit of third parties. The property remains outside the patrimony of the grantor, thus if the grantor become bankrupt or has liabilities, the property remains untouchable and may continue to benefit the intended beneficiaries.

Definition of affectation in the English dictionary

The definition of affectation in the dictionary is an assumed manner of speech, dress, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others. Other definition of affectation is deliberate pretence or false display.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFECTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFECTATION

affect
affectability
affectable
affected
affectedly
affectedness
affecter
affecting
affectingly
affection
affectional
affectionally
affectionate
affectionately
affectionless
affections
affective
affective disorder
affective psychosis
affectively

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFECTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of affectation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AFFECTATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «affectation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of affectation

Translation of «affectation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFECTATION

Find out the translation of affectation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affectation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affectation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

做作
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afectación
570 millions of speakers

English

affectation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वांग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аффектации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afetação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affectation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengayaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Affektiertheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気取り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengaruh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tự nhiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்றாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yapmacık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affettazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztuczność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

афектації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afectare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτήδευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanstellerigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affektation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jåleri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affectation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFECTATION»

The term «affectation» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.870 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFECTATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affectation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affectation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affectation

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5 QUOTES WITH «AFFECTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word affectation.
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Francesca Annis
I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.
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Jacques Barzun
Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine.
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Robert Blair
Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious.
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Fanny Brice
Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.
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Lisa Kudrow
I have no affectation when I speak.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFECTATION»

Discover the use of affectation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affectation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ethics, Love, and Faith in Kierkegaard: Philosophical ...
Before investigating the specific form of falsity constituted by affectation, Møller sets forth his notion of the various gradations of “truth,” that is, “personal truth.”12 At the lowest level, a person who “unfeignedly follows his natural desires” has ...
Edward F. Mooney, 2008
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Great Truths by great Authors
EffalUlttg* — From the French. Affability in a Prince is the magnet of Truth. &ffeCtattOn* — Cowper. TN Man or Woman, but far most in Man, And most of all in Man that ministers And serves the Altar, in my Soul I loathe All Affectation. 'Tis my ...
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Every Saturday: A Journal of Choice Reading
Of all the many affectations of women, this affectation of their own harmlessness when beautiful, and of their innocence of design when they practise their arts for the discomfiture of men, is the most Jangerous and the most disastrous. But what  ...
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Joseph Andrews
The only source of the true Ridiculous (as it appears to me) is affectation. But though it arises from one spring only, when we consider the infinite streams into which this one branches, we shall presently cease to admire at the copious field it  ...
Henry Fielding, 2005
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
This is the age ot affectation, and not of intellect; for intellect is but thinly sprinkled over the surface of soeiety, whereas affectation " Rules the court, the camp, the grove." The malady extends, in fact.from distant John O'Groat's to the Land's End,  ...
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British Classics
But he who subsists upon affectation knows nothing of this delicacy; likeadeiperateadventurerin commerce, he takes up reputation upon trust, mortgages possesfionswhichhe never had, and enjoys, to the fatal hour of bankruptcy, though with a ...
Edward Francis Burney, Richard Corbould, 1785
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Fraser's Magazine
This is the age ot affectation, and not of intellect; for intellect is but thinly sprinkled over the surface of society, whereas affectation " Kules the court, the camp, the grove." The malady extends, in fact.froni distant John O'Groat's to the Land's End,  ...
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The New Monthly Magazine
But these were all made in the outset of his career, when the novelty of reputation transported him to an affectation of singularity in appearance, and he chose to be represented as nothing but corsairs and misanthropes — long too ere the ...
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1826
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The works of Henry Fielding, with memoir of the author, by ...
The only source of the true Ridiculous (as it appears to me) is affectation. But though it arises from one spring only, when we consider the infinite streams into which this one branches, we shall presently cease to admire at the copious field ...
Henry Fielding, Thomas Roscoe, 1845
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The Universal Magazine
On. the. DEFORMITY. of. AFFECTATION. Illustrated. in. several. Character? from. real. Life. : By. the. last. Philip ... I do not not here mean to consider the affectation of moral virtues, which comes more properly under the definition of hypocrisy, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFECTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affectation is used in the context of the following news items.
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The trash-talking teddy bear is back once again in Ted 2
Therefore, if the production team needed a shrug or any sort of affectation, the actor/director could match that to his dialogue, and the team ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
optimisations for batch cartesian to polar?
i have a single core system and have a strong affectation for using optimisations, it's one of the things i enjoy most about coding. for example a ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
3
My Own Private Baltimore
The difference between the two places is the difference between affectation and insanity, the eccentric and the grotesque. Baltimore's cultural ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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'Dukes of Hazzard' DVD, download sales soar after TV Land ban
The Duke boys were rebels but only against Boss Hogg and his corruption. The flag was simply an affectation to show, yes, this is the rural ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios pulls out the party tricks to defeat …
Raonic dons his as protection for a skin condition. Kyrgios wears his as pure affectation. Even between games, even when they are not playing, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Shakesbeard.
His bushy goatee is a summer only affectation, a 'Shakesbeard,' an essential and shared element of multiple costumes and characters during ... «Kilgore News Herald, Jul 15»
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Ten reasons why Rihanna has become the 21st century's ultimate …
At first, her voice's nasal quality sounded like an affectation designed to hide a limited vocal range, but its creaking textures went on to turn into ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Your La Monte Young Listening Guide
... 1962, Howard Klein of the New York Times sneered that the 48-minute piece was “witless” and derided “the dreary affectation of the evening. «Vulture, Jul 15»
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Gmail gets visual with hundreds of new themes, revamped emojis
Beyond switching between light and dark inbox text, you can also add a blurring effect or a vignette affectation that darkens the image from the ... «ChannelWorld.in, Jul 15»
10
MasterCard, Visa stop escort ad payments
A psychologist testified in court Monday that Gorlicki suffers from bi-polar disorder with psychotic features and “delusional affectation” but said ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Affectation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/affectation>. Apr 2024 ».
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