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The quality of being false or artificial
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affectedness
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Affectedness \Af*fect"ed*ness\, n. Affectation.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) [ant: unaffectedness ] a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: affectation , mannerism , pose ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being affected.
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.