pretension
1noun
Origin of pretension
1pretension
2verb (used with object)
Origin of pretension
2Related Words for pretensions
conceit, hypocrisy, snobbery, pomposity, aspiration, pretense, ambition, vainglory, show, fake, phony, ostentation, disguise, pretentiousness, splash, affectation, front, put-on, charade, vanityExamples from the Web for pretensions
Contemporary Examples of pretensions
“People need to get over their pretensions and embrace the Upper East Side,” says Mark Dorosz.
They were remarkable affairs, not in the scale of their pretensions, but in their all-inclusive nature.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National LampoonRobert Sam Anson
March 1, 2014
So much public sculpture comes off as oversized and overblown – as plop art, with pretensions to grandeur and greatness.
The O contained a whimsical smiley face, a wry, self-deprecating wink at the pretensions of power.
Jim Harrison steps out of that tradition, but with contempt for its pretensions.
Historical Examples of pretensions
Heyward was not slow to confirm an opinion that was so favorable to his own pretensions.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
And if he had, would not there have been an end of all his pretensions and hopes?
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
How widely different the nature and pretensions of thy worshippers!
Gomez AriasJoaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
Or why should the pretensions of the soutar be absolutely trusted?
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
What pretensions has he that should entitle him to dream of you, Pauline?