affectedness

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noun

The state or quality of being affected.

Similar
affectationmannerismpose
Opposite
unaffectedness
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Meanings

nounaffectedness (usually uncountable, plural affectednesses)

plural affectednesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being affected.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)

Opposite
unaffectedness
Broader
unnaturalness

nouna deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Similar
affectationmannerismpose
Broader
pretensepretencepretending
Also see
affectationmannerismposepretentiousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From affected + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

affectedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectedness

MLA

“affectedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectedness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affectedness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectedness.

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