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Affectedness

Affectedness \Af*fect"ed*ness\, n. Affectation.

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affectedness

n. The state or quality of being affected.

WordNet
affectedness
  1. n. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) [ant: unaffectedness]

  2. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: affectation, mannerism, pose]

Usage examples of "affectedness".

She might be absurdly non-streetwise and hardly safe out on her own, but affectedness and pose-striking were not among her foibles.