affectation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“to feign”). By surface analysis, affect +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === affectation (countable and uncountable, plural affectations) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. [from 1548] An unusual mannerism. (with of, now somewhat rare) An ostentatious fondness for something. [from 1542] ==== Synonyms ==== (unusual mannerism): eccentricity, mannerism, airs ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === affectation f (plural affectations) allocation, allotment assignment posting affectation === Further reading === “affectation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012