11 Letter Words for Affectation
affectation
10 Letter Words for Affectation
factionate
9 Letter Words for Affectation
acetation, affection, itaconate
8 Letter Words for Affectation
affiance, antefact, antiface, caffeina, confetti, enfatico, fanatico, fetation, tacitean, taconite
7 Letter Words for Affectation
acetoin, aconite, acontia, actaeon, affaite, affiant, anteact, antifat, antoeci, attonce, cantate, cetonia, entotic, facient, faction, fanatic, fiancae, nictate, oceania, oncetta, taction, taffeta, tectona, tetania, tetanic, tonetic
6 Letter Words for Affectation
acetin, acoine, actine, action, aeonic, afaint, affect, affine, anatto, anetic, anotia, anotta, antiae, antica, atocia, atonia, atonic, attain, attica, attice, attone, caftan, caoine, catena, cation, cattan, cattie, ceftin, centai, coaita, coatie, coffea, coffin, coiffe, confit, conite, enatic, fanfic, fatten, fianca, fiance, fitten, inface, infect, infeft, infeof, intact, ionate, natica, noetic, notate, notice, octane, octant, octine, office, otiant, taffia, tainte, tanica, tantie, taotai, tienta, tiento, tietac, titano, tonite
5 Letter Words for Affectation
acate, aceta, acoin, acone, actin, acton, aecia, aetat, aface, anoia, antae, antic, atone, attic, caffa, canoe, canto, catan, ceint, centi, cento, cetin, coate, coati, coeff, conia, conta, conte, cotan, cotta, cotte, enact, encia, eniac, entia, ettin, facet, facie, facit, facto, faena, faine, faint, fanac, fanit, fecit, feint, fetta, fiant, fient, finca, fitte, foeti, inact, necia, niata, niota, nitta, oaten, ocean, octan, octet, offic, often, oncet, oncia, ontic, otate, tacan, tacet, tacit, tafia, taino, taint, tania, tanoa, tanti, tanto, tatie, tatin, tecon, tecta, tenai, tenia, tenio, tinca, tinct, tinea, tinta, titan, tonic
4 Letter Words for Affectation
acne, acta, affa, afft, aina, aine, aint, aion, anat, ance, anet, anoa, anta, ante, anti, aona, atef, atoc, atta, atte, attn, cafa, cafe, caff, cain, cane, cant, caon, cate, cent, ceti, ciao, cine, cion, cite, cito, coat, coef, coff, coft, coif, coin, coit, cone, conf, coni, cont, cote, cott, econ, ecto, ento, eoan, etat, etic, etna, eton, face, fact, fain, fait, fana, fane, fano, fant, faon, fate, feat, feif, feni, fent, feta, fett, fiat, fica, fice, fico, fict, fief, fife, fifo, fine, fino, fitt, foen, foin, fone, font, iaea, icao, icon, inca, info, inta, into, iota, nace, naff, naif, naio, naoi, nato, neaf, neat, neif, neti, nice, nief, nife, niff, nito, nota, note, nott, octa, oeci, oint, onca, once, otic, tace, taco, tact, taen, taft, tain, tait, tana, tane, tate, tean, teat, teca, teff, tent, tiao, tice, tien, tiff, tift, tinc, tine, tint, tite, toat, toea, toff, toft, toit, tone, tote
3 Letter Words for Affectation
ace, act, aff, aft, aia, ain, ait, ana, anc, ane, ant, ate, att, caf, cai, can, cat, cen, ceo, cfi, cia, cie, cif, cit, con, cot, cte, ctf, ctn, cto, ean, eat, eco, ect, eff, eft, enc, eof, eon, eta, etc, fac, fan, fao, fat, fec, fei, fen, fet, ffa, fie, fin, fit, foe, fon, fot, iaa, iao, ice, ifc, ife, iff, inc, inf, int, iof, ion, ita, naa, nae, naf, nat, nco, nea, nef, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, noa, not, oaf, oat, oca, oct, off, oft, oie, ona, one, oni, ont, otc, taa, tai, tan, tao, tat, tea, tec, tef, ten, tet, tic, tie, tin, tit, tnt, toa, toc, toe, toi, ton, tot
Definitions for Affectation
[1] an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession: an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth.
[2] conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity.
[3] a trait, action, or expression characterized by such artificiality: a man of a thousand affectations.
[4] Obsolete . strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration. affection; fondness: his affectation of literature.
[5] an assumed manner of speech, dress, or behaviour, esp one that is intended to impress others
[6] (often foll by of) deliberate pretence or false display affectation of nobility
Words related to Affectation
artificiality, show, pose, appearance, mannerism, simulation, insincerity, facade, pretentiousness, airs, imitation, pretension, front, put-on, air, pretense, sham
Words nearby Affectation
affaire d'amour, affaire d'honneur, affaire de coeur, affairs, affect, affectation, affected, affecting, affection, affectional, affectional orientation
Origin of Affectation
1540–50; < Latin affectātiōn- (stem of affectātiō ) a striving after, equivalent to affectāt(us ), past participle of affectāre to affect2 (see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Words that may be confused with Affectation
affectation, affection
Other words from Affectation
non·af·fec·ta·tion , noun
Word origin for Affectation
C16: from Latin affectātiōn- an aiming at, striving after, from affectāre; see affect ²
Synonyms for Affectation
air, airs, appearance, artificiality, facade, front, imitation, insincerity, mannerism, pose, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, put-on, sham, show, simulation, false front, going Hollywood, putting on airs, showing off
