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1. (n.) pretense
a false show of something; semblance:
a pretense of friendship.
2. pretense
a pretending or feigning; make-believe:
My sleepiness was all pretense.
3. pretense
the act of pretending or alleging falsely.
4. pretense
an ostensible claim or justification; pretext:
He excused himself on a pretense of urgent business; to obtain money under false pretenses.
5. pretense
insincere or false profession:
pious words that were mere pretense.
6. pretense
an unwarranted or false claim.
7. pretense
pretension (usu. fol. by to):
no pretense to wit.
8. pretense
pretentiousness.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < AF < ML *praetēnsa, n. use of fem. of praetēnsus, ptp. (r. L praetentus) of praetendere to pretend)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
the act of giving a false appearance
"his conformity was only pretending"
2. (noun) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
pretending with intention to deceive
3. (noun) pretense, pretence, make-believe
imaginative intellectual play
4. (noun) pretension, pretense, pretence
a false or unsupportable quality
5. (noun) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext
an artful or simulated semblance
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
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1. (noun) pretense
the act of pretending sth is true or real
They asked for money under the pretense of raising funds for charity.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pretense
alt. of Pretence
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