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Definition of Affectedness

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)

Similar Words: affectation, mannerism, pose

Hyponyms: attitude, radical chic, airs, pose, coyness, demureness, preciosity

Attributes: affected, unnatural, unaffected

Derivational Morphology: pose, posture

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