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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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The meaning of PRETENTIOUS is characterized by pretension. How to use pretentious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretentious.
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.
trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature: a pretentious art critic. The novel deals with grand themes, but is never heavy or pretentious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Affected & insincere.
Pretentious definition: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved. See examples of PRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
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. [disapproval] [...] More. Synonyms of 'pretentious' • affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous [...] More. Examples of 'pretentious' in a sentence.
PRETENTIOUS definition: trying to seem more important or clever than you really are: . Learn more.
Definition of pretentious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Pretentious definition: Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective pretentious, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
