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English noun: pretentiousness

1. pretentiousness (attribute) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity


Synonymsinflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, puffiness, splashiness


Broader (hypernym)inelegance

2. pretentiousness (attribute) the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)


Synonymslargeness, pretension


Broader (hypernym)unnaturalness


Narrower (hyponym)ostentation


Antonymsunpretentiousness









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