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- Dictionarypre·ten·tious/prēˈten(t)SHəs/
adjective
- 1. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed: "a pretentious literary device"
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Pretentious means making unjustified or excessive claims of value or importance, or expressing affected or exaggerated stature. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of pretentious.
Pretentious means trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.
Pretentious means making an exaggerated or undeserved claim to dignity or importance. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction. “a pretentious country house” “a pretentious fraud” “a pretentious scholarly edition” synonyms: arty. showily imitative of art or artists. artsy-craftsy, arty-crafty. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming.
If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are.
Pretentious means claiming or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case. Find synonyms, pronunciation, translations and examples of pretentious in different contexts.
Learn the meaning of pretentious, an adjective that describes someone who claims or acts as if they are important or superior when they are not. Find synonyms, antonyms, examples, and the origin of the word.
