pretentiousness
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1. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | unnaturalness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | ostentation, |
| definition | : | pretentious or showy or vulgar display (noun.attribute) |
2. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | inelegance, |
| definition | : | the quality of lacking refinement and good taste (noun.attribute) |
3. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | unpretentiousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being natural and without pretensions (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pretentious, |
| definition | : | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all) |
4. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (noun.attribute)
5. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | unpretentiousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being natural and without pretensions (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | pretentious, |
| definition | : | making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction (adj.all) |
6. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity (noun.attribute)
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