Pretentiousness - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|prɪˈtenʃəsnəs|
Brit.
|prɪˈtenʃəsnəs|
noun
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (syn: inflation, ostentation, pomposity)
- the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (syn: largeness, pretension)
- the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (syn: largeness, pretension)
Extra examples
The houses in the neighborhood are large and pretentious.
...that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it...
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