affectationist
affectationist noun: one who exhibits affectation.
Noun
affectationist (plural affectationists)
- One who exhibits affectation.
- Adamantiferous, etymologically correct, would never answer; but all except pedants or affectationists would be satisfied with diamond-producing.1873, Fitzedward Hall, Modern English
- Colour is a grand subject for our modern affectationists. The proof of a gift for colour would, according to them, appear to be that you do not see in any object the colour which people have seen in it since the beginning of the world […]1874, The British Quarterly Review, volumes 59-60, page 274
affectationist meaning in Urdu
affectationist in Urdu
- ظاہر دار, ظاہر ساز
Forms of affectationist
| plural | affectationists |
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Origin of affectationist
From affectation + -ist.
Questions about affectationist
- What does affectationist mean?
- Affectationist means one who exhibits affectation.
- What is affectationist in Urdu?
- Affectationist in Urdu is ظاہر دار, ظاہر ساز. See Affectationist meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is affectationist?
- Affectationist is a noun.
- What is the plural of affectationist?
- The plural of affectationist is affectationists.
Words near affectationist in the dictionary
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