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Affectation: Definition and part of speech

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Affectation

  1. n. Fondness; affection.
  2. n. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  3. n. A striving after.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Affability: Definition and part of speech

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Affability

  1. n. The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Affable: Definition and part of speech

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Affable

  1. a. Gracious; mild; benign.
  2. a. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Affair: Definition and part of speech

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Affair

  1. n. A material object (vaguely designated).
  2. n. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; — often in the plural. “At the head of affairs.” Junius.
  3. n. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.
  4. n. An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.
  5. n. Action; endeavor.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.