English dictionary
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English noun: pretension | |||
| 1. | pretension (attribute) a false or unsupportable quality | ||
| Synonyms | pretence, pretense | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artificiality | ||
| 2. | pretension (communication) the advancing of a claim | ||
| Samples | His pretension to the crown. The town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | claim | ||
| 3. | pretension (attribute) the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||
| Synonyms | largeness, pretentiousness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unnaturalness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ostentation | ||
| Antonyms | unpretentiousness | ||
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