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| NOUN: | 1. Artificial behavior adopted to impress others. Used in plural: affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose, pretense. See HONEST, TRUE. 2. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feel, feeling, mood, smell, tone. See BE. 3. The celestial regions as seen from the earth: firmament, heaven (often used in plural), sky. Archaic : welkin. See HIGH. 4. The gaseous mixture enveloping the earth: atmosphere. See HIGH, PLACE. 5. Behavior through which one reveals one's personality: address, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien, presence, style. Archaic : port. See BE, STYLE. 6. A pleasing succession of musical tones forming a usually brief aesthetic unit: aria, melody, strain2, tune. Obsolete : note. See SOUNDS. 7. A natural movement or current of air: blast, blow1, breeze, gust, wind1, zephyr. Archaic : gale. See BREATH. | | VERB: | 1. To expose to circulating air: aerate, ventilate, wind1. See BREATH, OPEN. 2. To utter publicly: express, put, state, vent, ventilate. Idioms: come out with. See SHOW, WORDS.
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