Affectation and Characteristic

Affectation noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.

Characteristic and affectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Characteristic" instead a noun "Affectation".

Nearby Words: affect, affected, affection, affecting, affectability

Characteristic noun - Something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind.

Affectation and characteristic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectation" instead a noun "Characteristic".

Nearby Words: character, characterize, characteristically, characterization, characterized