affectedness

Meanings

• Noun

  A state of being affected by something; influenced or marked by an event or experience.

  - "The earthquake left many people in a state of affectedness."
  - "The news of his death affected us all deeply."

• Noun

  Affected behaviour or speech, usually exaggerated, feigned, or insincere.

  - "Her affectedness towards him was obvious to everyone."
  - "He put on an affected accent to impress the foreigners."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with affectedness
affectate , effect , infect , protect

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Variants

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affected , affectedly , affectedness , affectednesses

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Etymology

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From the past participle of affect.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'affectedness' is not commonly used in everyday speech, but it can be found in literature and academic writing.

2. The opposite of affectedness is detachment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Emotion: Affectedness is often related to emotions, as it can refer to a state of being emotionally affected by something.

2. Acting: Affectedness can also refer to affected behaviour or speech, which is often associated with acting.

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Quotes

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1. Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an "affected" socialite.

   - Michael Silver,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},23 July 2007

2. … he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing "affected", artsy prose instead.

   - Judith Shulevitz,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},9 Sept. 2001

3. With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role—for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an "affected" starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts.

   - Celia Wren,{it}Commonweal{/it},26 Feb. 1999

4. Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and "affected" tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about.

   - E. B. Harper,{it}Civilization{/it},June/July 2000

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Culture

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In literature, affectedness is often used to describe characters who put on airs or act in a manner that is not genuine or natural. It can also refer to a heightened emotional response to a situation.

How to Memorize "affectedness"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person who is affected by an event, such as a natural disaster or the loss of a loved one. Imagine their emotions and how they might behave in response.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'affectedness' with the idea of being influenced or marked by something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Affectedness: A Feeling Felt Earnestly Towards Something' to remember the definition.

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