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Pretension# — Pretension (see also CLAIM, AMBITION) is rarely used in place of pretense as a concrete act, appearance, or statement, but it is often used in the sense of false show or the evidence of it, with, however, somewhat differing implications. Where… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pretension — [n1] airs, snobbishness affectation, big talk*, charade, conceit, disguise, fake*, false front*, front, hypocrisy, ostentation, phony, pomposity, pretentiousness, put on*, self importance, show, showboat*, showiness, showoff, snobbery, splash*,… … New thesaurus
Pretension — Pre*ten sion, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]tention. See {Pretend}, {Tension}.] 1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. [1913 Webster] The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretension — UK [prɪˈtenʃ(ə)n] / US [prɪˈtenʃən] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pretension : singular pretension plural pretensions a) a way of behaving that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate There s a refreshing… … English dictionary
pretension — pre|ten|sion [ prı tenʃən ] noun count or uncount a way of behaving that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate: There s a refreshing lack of pretension about her. a. used about books, movies, and other things that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
false front — Synonyms and related words: acting, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, anteriority, appearance, artificiality, attitudinizing, blazon, bluff, bluffing, bold front, brave face, brave front, bravura, brilliancy, camouflage, cheating … Moby Thesaurus
false show — Synonyms and related words: Prospero, acting, affectation, affectedness, airiness, airs, airs and graces, appearance, artificiality, attitudinizing, bluff, bluffing, cheating, color, coloring, deception, delusion, delusiveness, disguise,… … Moby Thesaurus
pretension — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, acting, affectation, affectedness, airs, airs and graces, alibi, ambitions, ambitiousness, apology, appearance, appurtenance, artificiality, aspiration, attitudinizing, authority, bedizenment, big talk,… … Moby Thesaurus
false pretense — fictitious claim, pretension, deceit; obtaining of money or property through falsehood or forgery (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
ἀλαζονεία — ἀλαζονείᾱ , ἀλαζονεία false pretension fem nom/voc/acc dual ἀλαζονείᾱ , ἀλαζονεία false pretension fem nom/voc sg (attic doric aeolic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
