Affectation
Affectation noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Usage example: a woman of great affectation at social gatherings
Bumptiousness and affectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bumptiousness" instead a noun "Affectation".
Bumptiousness
Bumptiousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Affectation and bumptiousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectation" instead a noun "Bumptiousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attitude and affectation
- attitude and bumptiousness
- conceit and affectation
- conceit and bumptiousness
- face and affectation
- face and bumptiousness
- front and affectation
- front and bumptiousness
- pretension and affectation
- pretension and bumptiousness
- swagger and affectation
- swagger and bumptiousness
- vanity and affectation
- vanity and bumptiousness
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Bumptiousness and Affectation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/bumptiousness
Affectation & Bumptiousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/bumptiousness>.
Bumptiousness or Affectation. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/bumptiousness.
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