# affectation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #67,205

## Definitions
1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
2. An unusual mannerism.
3. An ostentatious fondness for something.

## Etymology
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“I feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/affectation