Pretentiousness

Pretentiousness
Pretentious Pre*ten"tious, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]tentieux. See {Pretend}.] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • pretentiousness — pretentious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed. DERIVATIVES pretentiously adverb pretentiousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • pretentiousness — noun see pretentious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • pretentiousness — noun The quality of being pretentious …   Wiktionary

  • pretentiousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Boastful self importance or display: grandioseness, grandiosity, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretension. See PLAIN …   English dictionary for students

  • pretentiousness — pre ten·tious·ness || prɪ tenʃəsnɪs n. ostentatiousness, showiness, pompousness; arrogance, haughtiness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pretentiousness — n. Assumption, conceit, false assumption, over assertion …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • pretentiousness — pre·ten·tious·ness …   English syllables

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