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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: affectation (0.01862 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to affectation.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: affectation
keanggunan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: affectation
affectation
n : a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn:
mannerism,
pose,
affectedness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Affectation
Affectation
\Af`fec*ta"tion\, n. [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.
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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.
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2. A striving after. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
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3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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