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Tendency vs Affectation - What's the difference?

tendency | affectation |

As nouns the difference between tendency and affectation

is that tendency is a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward while affectation is an attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.

tendency

English

Noun

(tendencies)
  • A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
    • Denim has a tendency to fade.
  • An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
    • a militant tendency

    Derived terms

    * multitendency

    Synonyms

    * inclination * disposition * propensity * penchant * trend

    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