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Definition of Pretension
1. Noun. A false or unsupportable quality.
2. Noun. The advancing of a claim. "The town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
3. Noun. The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth).
Exact synonyms: Largeness, Pretentiousness
Generic synonyms: Unnaturalness
Specialized synonyms: Ostentation
Derivative terms: Large, Pretentious
Antonyms: Unpretentiousness
Generic synonyms: Unnaturalness
Specialized synonyms: Ostentation
Derivative terms: Large, Pretentious
Antonyms: Unpretentiousness
Definition of Pretension
1. n. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.
Definition of Pretension
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]