Affectedness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Affectedness \Af*fect"ed*ness\, n.
     Affectation.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  affectedness
       n 1: the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress
            others) [ant: {unaffectedness}]
       2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {affectation},
           {mannerism}, {pose}]