affected
2
[ uh-fek-tid ]
/ əˈfɛk tɪd /
adjective
assumed artificially; unnatural; feigned: affected sophistication; an affected British accent.
assuming or pretending to possess that which is not natural: Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarrassing.
inclined or disposed: well affected toward the speaker's cause.
held in affection; fancied: a novel much affected by our grandparents.
OTHER WORDS FROM affected
af·fect·ed·ly, adverb af·fect·ed·ness, nounWords nearby affected
Example sentences from the Web for affectedness
She had been formerly sharp in her condemnation of the Countess—her affectedness, her euphuism, and her vulgarity.
Evan Harrington, Complete |George MeredithThere is no affectedness of speech—for the moment it is childishly genuine.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World |Clifton R. WooldridgeThe Burghers are not to be match'd for Affectedness, and their Conversation is insupportable.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I |Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
British Dictionary definitions for affectedness (1 of 2)
affected
1
/ (əˈfɛktɪd) /
adjective (usually postpositive)
deeply moved, esp by sorrow or grief
he was greatly affected by her departure
changed, esp detrimentally
Word Origin for affected
C17: from
affect
1 +
-ed ²
British Dictionary definitions for affectedness (2 of 2)
affected
2
/ (əˈfɛktɪd) /
adjective
behaving, speaking, etc, in an artificial or assumed way, esp in order to impress others
feigned
affected indifference
archaic
inclined; disposed
Derived forms of affected
affectedly, adverb affectedness, nounWord Origin for affected
C16: from
affect ² +
-ed ²