Synonyms for affectedness
noun affectationAntonyms for affectedness
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Word Origin & History
past participle adjective from affect (v.2); 1530s in the now-obsolete sense "favorably disposed" (preserved in disaffected); meaning "artificially displayed" is recorded from 1580s.
Example Sentences foraffectedness
The Burghers are not to be match'd for Affectedness, and their Conversation is insupportable.
She had been formerly sharp in her condemnation of the Countess—her affectedness, her euphuism, and her vulgarity.
There is no affectedness of speech—for the moment it is childishly genuine.