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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.
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.
1. Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite. 2. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education. 3. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: a pretentious house. See Synonyms at showy.
adjective. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter. Synonyms: pompous. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious. Synonyms: showy. full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false. pretentious. / prɪˈtɛnʃəs / adjective.
