affectations (Meaning)
affectations
a striving after, the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt, speech or conduct not natural to oneself, an unnatural form of behavior usually intended to impress others
Synonyms & Antonyms of affectations
Synonyms:
- audaciousness
- insolence
- self-assurance
- flashiness
- self-conceit
- bumptiousness
- garishness
- brassiness
- braggadocio
- rudeness
- ostentatiousness
- impudence
- lordliness
- self-assertion
- self-glorification
- aggressiveness
- presumption
- self-assumption
- presumptuousness
- self-importance
- cheekiness
- gaudiness
- self-confidence
- self-consequence
- flamboyance
- mummery
- vaingloriousness
- boastfulness
- cockiness
- showiness
- forwardness
- glitz
- sureness
- boldness
- ostentation
- conceit
- assertiveness
- self-aggrandizement
- grandiloquence
- pompousness
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word affectations
a striving after, the act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt, speech or conduct not natural
arrogance,pretension, disdain, affectedness, vanity, inflation, pride, grandiosity, pretense, superiority
diffidence, demureness, modesty, meekness, humbleness,humility, lowliness, down-to-earthness, shyness, sincerity
Her elegant affectations concealed her humble origins.
The singer's vocal affectations were a result of years of classical training.
The politician's pretentious affectations alienated his constituents.
The actress's exaggerated affectations made her performance seem artificial.
