Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pretense | Yes | No | No | No |
pretentious | No | Yes | No | No |
pretense (noun) | pretentious (noun) |
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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 |
pretense (adjective) | pretentious (adjective) |
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making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction | |
intended to attract notice and impress others | |
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar |