[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession:an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth.", "conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity.Synonyms: airs , pretension , simulation , pretense , pose , facade , appearance Antonyms: sincerity , simplicity", "a trait, action, or expression characterized by such artificiality:a man of a thousand affectations.", "Obsolete.strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration.affection; fondness:his affectation of literature.", "strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration.", "affection; fondness:his affectation of literature."]}]