AFFECTATION Copy link • AFFECTATIONaffectatio (the endeavor to say or write something surprising. Vid: Bremi ad Suet., Tib., 7): *inepta imitatio (insipid, unnatural imitation): ineptiae (affected graces in one’s carriage, manners, etc.): *putida elegantia (in writing): simulatio (hypocritical imitation of anything).