WordCmp.com

pose vs pretence

pretence vs pose

pose and pretence both are nouns.

pose is a verb but pretence is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pose Yes No Yes No
pretence Yes No No No
As nouns, pretence is a hypernym of pose; that is, pretence is a word with a broader meaning than pose:
  • pose: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  • pretence: the act of giving a false appearance
Other hypernyms of pose include feigning, pretending, pretense, simulation.
pose (noun) pretence (noun)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display the act of giving a false appearance
affected manners intended to impress others a false or unsupportable quality
a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes an artful or simulated semblance
imaginative intellectual play
pretending with intention to deceive
pose (verb) pretence (verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
put into a certain place or abstract location
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
offer for others to consider
Difference between pose and pretence

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.