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Showing words for AFFECTATION using the English dictionary

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