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Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 18, 2008 affectation \af-ek-TAY-shuhn\, noun: 1. an artificial way of talking or behaving put on to impress others; pretense 2. an unnatural action, expression, or trait that indicates artificiality In a culture of electricity and annual holidays, for example, to pace one's work to the rhythm of the seasons or daylight would amount to affectation. -- Janet Burroway, Heartbreak Hotel," review of Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer, by Steven Millhauser, New York Times, May 11, 1992 I had heard talk that Tosca, for all the dissolute life she led, was a pious person who frequented churches with scrupulous regularity, yet in this conduct I had always suspected a pose, an affectation. -- Paola Capriolo, Floria Tosca (translated by Liz Heron) I extended a hand out into the air for no reason, a professorial affectation. -- John Burnham Schwartz, Reservation Road Wait! my father shouted with an affectation of sudden comprehension. I recognize you! -- Ev Ehrlich, Grant Speaks by 1548, "studied display," from Latin affectationem, from affectare "to strive for" Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for affectation Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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