pretension
English Thesaurus
1. a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | artificiality, |
| definition | : | the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally (noun.attribute) |
2. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | unnaturalness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | ostentation, |
| definition | : | pretentious or showy or vulgar display (noun.attribute) |
3. the advancing of a claim (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | claim, |
| definition | : | an assertion of a right (as to money or property) (noun.communication) |
4. a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | pretend, |
| definition | : | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession) |
5. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | unpretentiousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being natural and without pretensions (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pretentious, |
| definition | : | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all) |
6. the advancing of a claim (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | pretend, |
| definition | : | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession) |
7. a false or unsupportable quality (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | pretend, |
| definition | : | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession) |
8. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | unpretentiousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being natural and without pretensions (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pretentious, |
| definition | : | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all) |
9. the advancing of a claim (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | pretend, |
| definition | : | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of (verb.possession) |
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