English-Thai Dictionary

affectation

N การเสแสร้ง  kan-se-saeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AFFECTATION

n.[L. affectatio.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false pretense; artificial appearance, or show; as, an affectation of wit, or of virtue.
2. Fondness; affection. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AFFECTATION

Af `fec *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. affectatio: cf. F. affectation. ]

 

1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. "An affectation of contempt. " Macaulay. Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural. Locke.

 

2. A striving after. [Obs. ] Bp. Pearson.

 

3. Fondness; affection. [Obs. ] Hooker.

 

AFFECTATIONIST

AFFECTATIONIST Af `fec *ta "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who exhibits affectation. [R.] Fitzed. Hall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

affectation

af fec ta tion |ˌafekˈtāSHən ˌæˌfɛkˈteɪʃən | ▶noun behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress: the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect | she called the room her boudoir, which he thought an affectation. • a studied display of real or pretended feeling: an affectation of calm. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin affectatio (n- ), from the verb affectare (see affect 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

affectation

af ¦fect |ation |afɛkˈteɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress: the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect | [ count noun ] : she called the room her boudoir, which he thought an affectation. • [ count noun ] a studied display of real or pretended feeling: an affectation of calm. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin affectatio (n- ), from the verb affectare (see affect 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

affectation

affectation noun 1 the affectations of a prima donna: pretension, pretentiousness, affectedness, artificiality, posturing, posing; airs (and graces ). 2 an affectation of calm: facade, front, show, appearance, pretense, simulation, posture, pose.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

affectation

affectation noun 1 she has no affectation | the affectations of a prima donna: pretension, pretentiousness, affectedness, artificiality, insincerity, posturing, posing, pretence, ostentation, grandiosity, snobbery, superciliousness; airs, airs and graces, pretensions; informal snootiness, uppishness, humbug; Brit. informal side. ANTONYMS naturalness. 2 nothing would shake his affectation of calm: facade, front, show, appearance, false display, pretence, simulation, posture, pose, sham, fake, act, masquerade, charade, mask, cloak, veil, veneer, guise; make-believe, play-acting, feigning, shamming.

 

French Dictionary

affectation

affectation n. f. nom féminin 1 Destination à un usage spécifique. : Affectation d ’une somme à une dépense. SYNONYME attribution . 2 Désignation à une fonction, à un poste. : L ’affectation de cette personne à ce poste est provisoire. 3 Manque de naturel. SYNONYME préciosité . ANTONYME simplicité . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom affection, sentiment, attachement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

affectation

af fec ta tion /æ̀fektéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C ｟通例非難して ｠1 気取り, 気取った態度 ; わざとらしさ ; きざ .2 〖an ～ of A 〗Aのふりをすること, 見せかけのA (!Aは抽象名詞 ) .