pretense vs pose

pose vs pretense

pretense and pose both are nouns.

pretense is not a verb while pose is a verb.

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

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

pretense: the act of giving a false appearance
pose: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

Other hyponyms of pretense include appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation, affectedness, mannerism, charade, masquerade.

pretense (noun)	pose (noun)
the act of giving a false appearance	a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
a false or unsupportable quality	affected manners intended to impress others
an artful or simulated semblance	a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
imaginative intellectual play
pretending with intention to deceive

pretense (verb)	pose (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 pretense and pose

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