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affectation meaning in Malayalam

കപടവേഷം

UK/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

affectation in Malayalam: കപടവേഷം, വ്യാജവേഷം കെട്ടൽ, കാപട്യം, കള്ളനാട്യം. In English, affectation means an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

Malayalam words for affectation

pretension, affected-ness, pretentiousness
കപടവേഷം, വ്യാജവേഷം കെട്ടൽ, കാപട്യം, കള്ളനാട്യം, കള്ളവേഷം, കൃത്രിമത്വം
front, façade, show
നാട്യം, കപടമുഖഭാവം, മുഖഭാവം, ബാഹ്യഭാവം, പ്രദർശനം, വേഷം

English meaning of affectation

  1. noun An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  2. noun An unusual mannerism.
  3. noun An ostentatious fondness for something.

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Questions about affectation in Malayalam

What is the meaning of affectation in Malayalam?
Affectation in Malayalam is കപടവേഷം, വ്യാജവേഷം കെട്ടൽ, കാപട്യം, കള്ളനാട്യം.
affectation എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Affectation: കപടവേഷം, വ്യാജവേഷം കെട്ടൽ, കാപട്യം, കള്ളനാട്യം.
What does affectation mean in English?
Affectation means an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: affectation (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: affectation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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