A sweater, tied casually around the neck when not coming or going from the tennis court is an affectation that makes me laugh.
The pauper carried himself with the affectation of royalty. Meaning not a genuine behavior. Also can use pose or poser, trying to fit in with the crowd.
If we don't get more rain this month it will affect the cost of local fruits and vegetables.
The affect of global warning on people who care is very intense.
Marri's childish affectation won her more sympathy from the adults than the cleverness which made her an outcast at school.Affectation refers to an unnatural form of behavior that is designed to impress others. A sample sentence is: "He carried himself with an affectation of wealth that did not fool anyone".
affect
This is a trnsposition of the word "ghost" (a spirit or spook). The similar word is "goth" (the fashion and dark affectation subculture).
Shakespeare.
because its a grammatical affectation from the spelling police?
my mother showed me affectation by buying me a "get well" card when i was sick.
(An affectation is a mannerism, habitual or contrived, that differs from natural expressions.)"He practiced a military affectation but he has never been in the service.""Mr. Pimbles had the odd affectation of beginning every sentence with the phrase 'quite frankly'.""It's affectation to compare the Oder to music."
Marri's childish affectation won her more sympathy from the adults than the cleverness which made her an outcast at school.Affectation refers to an unnatural form of behavior that is designed to impress others. A sample sentence is: "He carried himself with an affectation of wealth that did not fool anyone".
She acted without affectation or jealousy.To wear a dress and pearls to pull weeds is an affectation.
Affectation is an artificial or habitual mannerism, and is used in writing to indirectly indicate some characteristic of a character.Affectation is similar to a pose or "air," an adopted form of expression, as in an air of authority, or putting on airs. A reference to a character may illustrate the affectation without explaining why it is done. These include spoken dialogue as well as actions.
affect
pretension, affectation
An affecter is a person who has a desire, appetite, or inclination to know something.
most likely an English lady of the 1570s with a french affectation
Je suis heureux de votre nouvelle affectation
Just an affectation - there is no commercial, national or cultural need for them. But folk like them. They are cute.
Not properly. The spelling Xpectation might be used as a marketing term or an affectation, but not as a proper spelling.