Affectation vs. Drawl — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Affectation and Drawl
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Affectation
A mannerism or habit that is assumed rather than natural, especially to impress others.
Drawl
A drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English and generally indicates slower, longer vowel sounds and diphthongs. The drawl is often perceived as a method of speaking more slowly and may be erroneously attributed to laziness or fatigue.
Affectation
Behavior characterized by such mannerisms or habits; artificiality
A simpering manner that was mere affectation.
Drawl
Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds
‘Suits me fine,’ he drawled
Affectation
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
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Drawl
A slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with prolonged vowel sounds
A strong Texan drawl
Affectation
An unusual mannerism.
Drawl
To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.
Affectation
An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural.
Drawl
To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels
"We-e-ell," the clerk drawled.
Affectation
A striving after.
Drawl
The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls
A Southern drawl.
Affectation
Fondness; affection.
Drawl
(transitive) To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
Affectation
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Drawl
(transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
Drawl
(intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
Drawl
(intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
Drawl
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.
Drawl
To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
Drawl
To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.
Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it.
Drawl
A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.
Drawl
A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
Drawl
Lengthen and slow down or draw out;
Drawl one's vowels
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