Definition of Pretense

1. Noun. The act of giving a false appearance. "His conformity was only pretending"


2. Noun. Pretending with intention to deceive.
Exact synonyms: Dissembling, Feigning, Pretence
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Misrepresentation
Specialized synonyms: Bluff, Pretext, Stalking-horse, Hypocrisy, Lip Service
Derivative terms: Dissemble, Feign, Pretend, Pretentious

3. Noun. Imaginative intellectual play.
Exact synonyms: Make-believe, Pretence
Generic synonyms: Imagery, Imagination, Imaging, Mental Imagery
Derivative terms: Make-believe

4. Noun. A false or unsupportable quality.
Exact synonyms: Pretence, Pretension
Generic synonyms: Artificiality
Derivative terms: Pretend

5. Noun. An artful or simulated semblance. "Under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
Exact synonyms: Guise, Pretence, Pretext
Generic synonyms: Color, Colour, Gloss, Semblance

Definition of Pretense

1. n. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.

Definition of Pretense

1. Noun. (American English) A false or hypocritical profession, as, under ''pretense'' of friendliness. ¹

2. Noun. Intention or purpose not real but professed. ¹

3. Noun. An unsupported claim made or implied. ¹

4. Noun. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pretense

1. the act of pretending [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretense

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pretendant
pretendants
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pretendedly
pretendence
pretendences
pretender
pretenders
pretendership
pretenderships
pretendeth
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pretendingly
pretends
pretense (current term)
pretensed
pretenseful
pretenseless
pretenses
pretension
pretensioned
pretensioning
pretensionless
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pretentative
pretention
pretentions
pretentious
pretentiously

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