Affectation
Affectation noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Mendacity and affectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mendacity" instead a noun "Affectation".
Mendacity
Mendacity noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Affectation and mendacity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectation" instead a noun "Mendacity".
Nearby Word: mendacious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pretence and affectation
- pretence and mendacity
- deception and affectation
- deception and mendacity
- artifice and affectation
- artifice and mendacity
- fraud and affectation
- fraud and mendacity
- fabrication and affectation
- fabrication and mendacity
- feigning and affectation
- feigning and mendacity
- pretense and affectation
- pretense and mendacity
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Mendacity and Affectation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/mendacity
Affectation & Mendacity. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/mendacity>.
Mendacity or Affectation. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectation/mendacity.
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