affectation

English

WOTD – 9 February 2008

Etymology

First attested in 1548. From Latin affectātiōnem (possibly via French affectation), from affectō (“I feign”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

affectation (countable and uncountable, plural affectations)

An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
- 1810, Dr. Samuel Johnson, “Life of Gower”, in The Works of the English Poets‎, Digitized edition, published 2009:
  This poem is strongly tinctured with those pedantic affectations concerning the passion of love ...
An unusual mannerism.

Synonyms

(unusual mannerism): eccentricity, mannerism

Related terms

Translations

an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real

Bulgarian: преструване (bg) n (prestruvane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假裝 (zh), 假装 (zh) (jiǎzhuāng)
Esperanto: afektaĵo
Finnish: teeskentely (fi)
French: affectation (fr) f

Japanese: 気取り (きどり, kidori), 虚飾 (kyoshoku)
Korean: 허식 (ko) (heosik), 가장(假裝) (gajang), 꾸밈 (kkumim)
Portuguese: afetação (pt) f
Russian: неесте́ственность (ru) f (nejestéstvennostʹ), притво́рство (ru) n (pritvórstvo)
Spanish: afectación (es) f
Swedish: tillgjordhet (sv) c

an unusual mannerism

Bulgarian: превземане (bg) n (prevzemane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 做作 (zh) (zuòzuò)
Finnish: maneeri (fi)

French: affectation (fr) f
Greek: νάζι (el) n (názi)
Portuguese: afetação (pt) f
Russian: мане́рность (ru) f (manérnostʹ), неесте́ственность (ru) f (nejestéstvennostʹ)

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

affectation f (plural affectations)

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