affectation

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affectation englannista suomeksi

1. teeskentely

0. Substantiivi

1. teeskentely

2. maneeri

affectation englanniksi

1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. (defdate)

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3. (RQ:Hazlitt Dramatic Literature)

4. An unusual mannerism.

5. |now|somewhat|rare An ostentatious fondness for something. (defdate)

6. (RQ:Jonson Cynthia's Revels) hath done me, / In this vouchſafde diſcouerie of himſelfe, / Binds my obſeruance in the vtmoſt terme / Of ſatisfaction, to his godly will: / Though I profeſſe (without the affectation / Of an enforc’d, and form’d auſteritie) / I could be willing to enioy no place / With ſo vnequall natures.

7. (RQ:Dryden Hind and Panther)

8. (quote-book)|page=121|pageurl=https://archive.org/details/isbn_052182088/page/121/mode/1up|isbn=0-521-82088-X|passage=While for some, women’s lack of knowledge is a matter for censure, throughout the century both male and female writers emphasize that affectation of knowledge, for example when it is not properly assimilated (Du Bosc 1633: 78), and above all pedantry from women, are far more unacceptable.

9. allocation, allotment

10. assignment

11. posting

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