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Pretentiousness – definition

noun

The quality of trying to make yourself appear or sound more important or clever than you are

Usage examples:

I couldn't believe the pretentiousness of the book., her writing tends towards abstraction and pret…

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自命不凡

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Pretentie

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Prétention

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Anmaßung

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दिखावटीपन, मिथ्‍याभियान

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Pretenziosità

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허세

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Претенциозность

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Pretensión, Presunción, Cursilería

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Pretentiousness – similar words

pretentiously

adverb

In a way that attempts to make you appear or sound more important or clever than you are

Usage examples:

His learning is on display throughout the book, sometimes pretentiously so., this is pretentiously …
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pretentious

adjective

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

Usage examples:

Pretentious art films
adjective

Trying to give the appearance of great importance, esp. in a way that is obvious

Usage examples:

Pretentious restaurants, pretentious, silly poetry
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