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pretentiousness

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pretentious  \Pre*ten"tious\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  pr['e]tentieux.  See 
  {Pretend}.] 
  Full  of  pretension;  disposed  to  lay  claim  to  more  than  is 
  one's;  presuming;  assuming.  --  {Pre*ten"tious*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Pre*ten"tious*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pretentiousness 
  n  1:  lack  of  elegance  as  a  consequence  of  pomposity  [syn:  {ostentation}, 
  {ostentatiousness},  {pomposity},  {pompousness},  {splashiness}] 
  2:  the  quality  of  being  pretentious  (creating  a  false 
  appearance  of  great  importance  or  worth)  [syn:  {pretension}] 
  [ant:  {unpretentiousness}]




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