Pretence - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpriːtens|
Brit.
|prɪˈtens|
noun
- a false or unsupportable quality (syn: pretense, pretension)
- an artful or simulated semblance (syn: guise, pretense, pretext)
- pretending with intention to deceive (syn: pretense)
- imaginative intellectual play (syn: make-believe, pretense)
- the act of giving a false appearance (syn: pretending, pretense, simulation)
- an artful or simulated semblance (syn: guise, pretense, pretext)
- pretending with intention to deceive (syn: pretense)
- imaginative intellectual play (syn: make-believe, pretense)
- the act of giving a false appearance (syn: pretending, pretense, simulation)
Extra examples
We tried to keep up the pretense that everything was fine.
Their indifference is merely pretense.
A pretence was at hand to justify the most violent proceedings.
Tollitt made no pretense of being surprised.
How long are you going to keep up the pretence of being ill?
Abandoning any pretense at politeness, they ran for the door.
John waited for her under the pretence of tying his shoelaces.
It was all an elaborate pretence.
I love you without interest, without pretence.
The research project will focus on children's comprehension of pretence.
Word forms
noun
singular: pretence
plural: pretences
singular: pretence
plural: pretences
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