His affectations are annoying.
Source: tatoeba (285302)
Affectations
Synonyms for "affectations" (9 found)
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More general
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7 entriesaffected accentdramatic gesturedress codehand gesturemannered gesturespeech stylestylized pose
Collocations
6 entriesaffectations of politenessaffected demeanorair of pretensiondisplay of affectationmannerisms of affectationsocial markers
Derivations
4 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
They laughed at the affectations in his speech.
Source: tatoeba (307348)
He is not so much a humorist as a satirist of the Thackeray type — unsparing in his denunciation of shams, affectations, and flimsy pretences of all kinds.
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