a 1 f 4 f 4 e 1 c 3 t 1 e 1 d 2 n 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
12 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
noun a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
originEtymology tree English affected Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English affectedness From affected + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- affected 17
- effected 17
- effaced 16
- defecates 15
- affects 15
- effaces 15
- effects 15
- defecate 14
- defences 14
- deffest 14
- staffed 14
- affect 14