Definitions for pretense
prɪˈtɛns, ˈpri tɛnspre·tense

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigningnoun

   the act of giving a false appearance

   "his conformity was only pretending"

2. pretense, pretence, feigning, dissemblingnoun

   pretending with intention to deceive

3. pretense, pretence, make-believenoun

   imaginative intellectual play

4. pretension, pretense, pretencenoun

   a false or unsupportable quality

5. guise, pretense, pretence, pretextnoun

   an artful or simulated semblance

   "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pretensenoun

   A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness.

2. pretensenoun

   Intention or purpose not real but professed.

   without pretense of accuracy

3. pretensenoun

   An unsupported claim made or implied.

4. pretensenoun

   An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

5. Etymology: From pretensse, from prætensus, past participle of prætendere, from præ- + tendere; see pretend.

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1. pretense

   Pretense is an attempt to make something appear true or real when it is not, often to deceive or impress others. It can refer to a false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions or an insincere or false claim. It may also refer to an act of pretending or make-believe.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretensenoun

   alt. of Pretence

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1. Pretense

   The Tollan put Skaara and Klorel on trial to determine who will control the host body.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretense

   Same as Pretence.

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1. Pretense

   Pretence vs. Pretense -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Pretence and Pretense.

Matched Categories

1. • Imagination
   • Semblance

Anagrams for pretense »

1. Petersen

2. preteens

3. pre-teens

4. terpenes

How to pronounce pretense?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretense in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pretense in a Sentence

1. Henry Louis Mencken:

   Whenever A annoys or injures B on the pretense of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.

2. Abraham Lincoln:

   Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except Negroes and foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy hypocrisy.

3. Colin Allred:

   Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained for four months, and Russia is now engaging in theater by subjecting her to a sham trial in an effort to create a false pretense that she is anything other than a political prisoner.

4. Maya Angelou:

   A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.

5. Di Carlo:

   We think that was a pretense to harass her.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pretense
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pretense
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretense
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pretense
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pretense