Definition of AFFECTATION

affectation

Plural: affectations

Noun

  • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  • An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  • An unusual mannerism.
  • An ostentatious fondness for something.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“I feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.

Scrabble Score: 19

affectation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
affectation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
affectation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

affectation: valid Words With Friends Word