Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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British spelling | Yes | No | No | No |
pretence | Yes | No | No | No |
British spelling (noun) | pretence (noun) |
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English orthography used in the UK, Ireland and most of the Commonwealth (characterized by 'analyse', 'centre' and 'useable') | the act of giving a false appearance |
a false or unsupportable quality | |
an artful or simulated semblance | |
imaginative intellectual play | |
pretending with intention to deceive |