Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pretense | Yes | No | No | No |
pretence | Yes | No | No | No |
pretense (noun) | pretence (noun) |
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the act of giving a false appearance | the act of giving a false appearance |
a false or unsupportable quality | a false or unsupportable quality |
an artful or simulated semblance | an artful or simulated semblance |
imaginative intellectual play | imaginative intellectual play |
pretending with intention to deceive | pretending with intention to deceive |