different between affecter vs affectation

English

Etymology

affect +? -er

Noun

affecter (plural affecters)

1. A person who affects to know something or to be something.

Related terms

• affectation
• affective
• affection
• affectionate

Translations

Anagrams

• reaffect

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affect?re, present active infinitive of affect?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.f?k.te/

Verb

affecter

1. (transitive) to feign, affect (an emotion, etc.)
2. (transitive) to allocate (something), assign (someone) (à (“to”))
3. (transitive) to affect, influence

Conjugation

Further reading

• “affecter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

affecter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of affect?

English

Etymology

First attested in 1548. From Latin affect?ti?nem (possibly via French affectation), from affect? (“I feign”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?æf.?k?te?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

affectation (countable and uncountable, plural affectations)

1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
2. An unusual mannerism.

Synonyms

• (unusual mannerism): eccentricity, mannerism

Related terms

• affect
• affectatious
• affecter
• affective
• affection
• affectionate

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.f?k.ta.sj??/

Noun

affectation f (plural affectations)

1. allocation, allotment
2. assignment
3. posting
4. affectation