NOUN | attribute | pretension, pretense, pretence | a false / false or unsupportable quality |
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communication | pretension | the advancing of a claim | |
attribute | pretension, pretentiousness, largeness | the quality of being pretentious / pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false / false appearance of great importance or worth) |
Sounds | priyteh'nshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A false / false or unsupportable quality. | |
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Synonyms | pretense, pretence | |
Broader | artificiality | The quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally |
Spanish | pretensión |
Meaning | The advancing of a claim. | |
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Examples |
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Broader | claim | An assertion of a right (as to money or property) |
Verbs | pretend | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of |
Meaning | The quality of being pretentious / pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false / false appearance of great importance or worth). | |
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Synonyms | pretentiousness, largeness | |
Narrower | ostentation | pretentious / pretentious or showy or vulgar display |
Broader | unnaturalness | The quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles |
Opposite | unpretentiousness | The quality of being natural and without pretensions |
Spanish | apariencia, engaño, fingimiento, pretensión | |
Catalan | aparença, fingiment, pretensió, simulació |
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