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Contrived vs Affectation - What's the difference?

contrived | affectation |

As a verb contrived

is (contrive).

As an adjective contrived

is unnatural, forced.

As a noun affectation is

an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

contrived

English

Verb

(head)
  • (contrive)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unnatural, forced

    • Synonyms

    *staged

    Antonyms

    * spontaneous

    affectation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  • :* {{quote-book, year=1810
    • , year_published=2009 , edition=Digitized , editor= , author=Dr. Samuel Johnson , title=The Works of the English Poets , chapter=Life of Gower citation , genre= , publisher= , isbn= , page= , passage=This poem is strongly tinctured with those pedantic affectations concerning the passion of love ... }}
  • An unusual mannerism.

    • Synonyms

    * (unusual mannerism) eccentricity, mannerism

    Related terms

    * affect * affectatious * affecter * affective * affection * affectionate