Bible Dictionaries
Affectation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

(2):

(n.) A striving after.

(3):

(n.) Fondness; affection.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Affectation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/affectation.html. 1828.