" affectedness "

1: the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case;

  * e.g., " ... bowed and sat down at the piano with a degree of affectedness that was laughable "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affectation,

•  grandiosity,

•  inflation,

•  pretense,

•  pretension,

•  pretentiousness

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: lacking in natural or spontaneous quality;

  * e.g., " ... affected laughter at the boss's jokes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  artificial,

•  assumed,

•  bogus,

•  contrived,

•  factitious,

•  fake,

•  false,

•  feigned,

•  forced,

•  mechanical,

•  mock,

•  phony,

•  plastic,

•  pretended,

•  pseudo,

•  put-on,

•  sham,

•  simulated,

•  spurious,

•  strained,

•  unnatural

•  Antonyms : 

•  artless,

•  genuine,

•  natural,

•  spontaneous,

•  unaffected,

•  uncontrived,

•  unfeigned,

•  unforced

2: self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance;

  * e.g., " ... with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have "

•  Synonyms : 

•  grandiose,

•  high-minded,

•  highfalutin,

•  la-di-da,

•  ostentatious,

•  pompous,

•  pretentious,

•  snippy

•  Antonyms : 

•  modest,

•  unpretentious

3: having a liking or affection;

  * e.g., " ... after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attached,

•  fond,

•  inclined,

•  partial

•  Antonyms : 

•  allergic,

•  averse,

•  disinclined