#affectation

• Artificiality — The character or quality of being artificial, manufactured, synthetic, or human-made as opposed to natural elements; a lack of naturalness, spontaneity, or sincerity manifested in behavior, gestures, artistic style, or literary expression, translated as affectation, phoniness, or excessive structural conventionalism.
• Artificiality — The quality of being artificial, lacking naturalness, authenticity, or spontaneity; a stylistic tendency manifested through the excessive use of complicated, precious, or affected devices in a work of art, behavior, or expression. In literary criticism, it describes an overly elaborated formal structure that emphasizes convention and technique over sincere feeling.