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# How to pronounce "affectatious" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **af·fec·ta·ti·ous**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show.
  - *Example*: "At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality."

### Example Sentences
- "At the same time, American intellectual and artistic elites, … help create a sophisticated, if sometimes affectatious urban mentality."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "affectatious"

- **Syllables**: af · fec · ta · ti · ous
- **IPA**: `/ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Related Terms
[unaffectatious](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/unaffectatious)


## Related Pronunciations

[affectation](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affectation), [affectatiously](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affectatiously), [affectious](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affectious), [aff](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/aff), [affability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affability), [affable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affable), [affableness](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affableness), [affablest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/affablest)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “affectatious”?
“affectatious” is pronounced /ˌæf.ɛkˈteɪ.ʃəs/ (af · fec · ta · ti · ous). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “affectatious”?
“affectatious” has 5 syllables: af · fec · ta · ti · ous.

### What does “affectatious” mean?
Pretentious, artificial, fake, sham, feigned; doing something just for show.


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