gloss vs pretense

pretense vs gloss

gloss and pretense both are nouns.

gloss is a verb but pretense is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gloss	Yes	No	Yes	No
pretense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pretense is a hyponym of gloss; that is, pretense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gloss:

gloss: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
pretense: an artful or simulated semblance

Other hyponyms of gloss include color of law, colour of law, simulacrum, face value, guise, pretence, pretext, camouflage, disguise, verisimilitude, ostensibility.

gloss (noun)	pretense (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny	the act of giving a false appearance
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	a false or unsupportable quality
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text	an artful or simulated semblance
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field	imaginative intellectual play
	pretending with intention to deceive

gloss (verb)	pretense (verb)
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

Difference between gloss and pretense

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