Definitions for pretension
prɪˈtɛn ʃənpre·ten·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pretension, pretense, pretencenoun

   a false or unsupportable quality

2. pretensionnoun

   the advancing of a claim

   "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

3. pretentiousness, pretension, largenessnoun

   the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pretensionnoun

   A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.

2. pretensionnoun

   Pretentiousness.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretensionnoun

   Etymology: pretensio, Lat. pretention, Fr.

   1. Claim true or false.

   But if to unjust things thou dost pretend,
   Ere they begin, let thy pretensions end. John Denham.

   Men indulge those opinions and practices, that favour their pretensions. Roger L'Estrange.

   The commons demand that the consulship should lie in common to the pretensions of any Roman. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Fictitious appearance. A Latin phrase or sense.

   This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards. Francis Bacon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pretension

   Pretension is the act or behavior of showing off or pretending to be more important, intelligent, or cultured than one actually is. It typically refers to individuals trying to impress others with false or exaggerated claims.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pretensionnoun

   the act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title

2. Pretensionnoun

   a claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. prtention. See Pretend, Tension.]

Matched Categories

1. • Artificiality
   • Claim
   • Unnaturalness

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1520","1"],["1574","2"],["1581","1"],["1594","1"],["1644","3"],["1648","2"],["1656","4"],["1657","1"],["1658","2"],["1659","1"],["1661","1"],["1662","1"],["1667","1"],["1668","1"],["1673","4"],["1675","2"],["1676","2"],["1677","2"],["1678","1"],["1679","2"],["1680","1"],["1681","9"],["1682","2"],["1683","11"],["1684","3"],["1685","6"],["1686","3"],["1688","2"],["1691","1"],["1692","2"],["1694","2"],["1696","1"],["1697","2"],["1698","2"],["1699","2"],["1700","12"],["1701","1"],["1703","5"],["1704","4"],["1705","6"],["1706","2"],["1707","2"],["1708","1"],["1709","5"],["1710","2"],["1711","1"],["1712","4"],["1714","3"],["1716","2"],["1717","3"],["1718","1"],["1720","5"],["1721","1"],["1722","4"],["1723","5"],["1724","29"],["1725","5"],["1726","5"],["1727","11"],["1728","14"],["1729","5"],["1730","1"],["1731","10"],["1732","9"],["1733","4"],["1734","20"],["1735","8"],["1736","5"],["1737","12"],["1738","4"],["1739","28"],["1740","9"],["1741","7"],["1742","2"],["1743","1"],["1744","18"],["1745","8"],["1746","6"],["1747","17"],["1748","8"],["1749","42"],["1750","14"],["1751","24"],["1752","48"],["1753","20"],["1754","51"],["1755","50"],["1756","10"],["1757","35"],["1758","34"],["1759","68"],["1760","32"],["1761","35"],["1762","37"],["1763","67"],["1764","57"],["1765","31"],["1766","49"],["1767","54"],["1768","71"],["1769","64"],["1770","64"],["1771","43"],["1772","44"],["1773","88"],["1774","60"],["1775","109"],["1776","63"],["1777","66"],["1778","61"],["1779","51"],["1780","44"],["1781","38"],["1782","75"],["1783","41"],["1784","68"],["1785","76"],["1786","105"],["1787","90"],["1788","123"],["1789","307"],["1790","144"],["1791","129"],["1792","157"],["1793","173"],["1794","207"],["1795","113"],["1796","143"],["1797","152"],["1798","146"],["1799","89"],["1800","214"],["1801","295"],["1802","274"],["1803","251"],["1804","358"],["1805","385"],["1806","381"],["1807","371"],["1808","468"],["1809","437"],["1810","547"],["1811","470"],["1812","449"],["1813","398"],["1814","586"],["1815","431"],["1816","428"],["1817","578"],["1818","771"],["1819","557"],["1820","848"],["1821","508"],["1822","992"],["1823","1056"],["1824","1225"],["1825","1097"],["1826","1082"],["1827","975"],["1828","1202"],["1829","1067"],["1830","1131"],["1831","1072"],["1832","1514"],["1833","1336"],["1834","1375"],["1835","1496"],["1836","1834"],["1837","1261"],["1838","1614"],["1839","1567"],["1840","1767"],["1841","1538"],["1842","1260"],["1843","1979"],["1844","1734"],["1845","2156"],["1846","2125"],["1847","1642"],["1848","2130"],["1849","1880"],["1850","2100"],["1851","2253"],["1852","2868"],["1853","3032"],["1854","3236"],["1855","2445"],["1856","3359"],["1857","2182"],["1858","2206"],["1859","2521"],["1860","2561"],["1861","1938"],["1862","1394"],["1863","1852"],["1864","1865"],["1865","2170"],["1866","1979"],["1867","1726"],["1868","1819"],["1869","1925"],["1870","1860"],["1871","1604"],["1872","2293"],["1873","2123"],["1874","2409"],["1875","2479"],["1876","2207"],["1877","2525"],["1878","1874"],["1879","2081"],["1880","2984"],["1881","2341"],["1882","2501"],["1883","2944"],["1884","2628"],["1885","2143"],["1886","1717"],["1887","2155"],["1888","2111"],["1889","1926"],["1890","2194"],["1891","2409"],["1892","2211"],["1893","2335"],["1894","2304"],["1895","2361"],["1896","2180"],["1897","2546"],["1898","2371"],["1899","2730"],["1900","4196"],["1901","2743"],["1902","2745"],["1903","2493"],["1904","3163"],["1905","2335"],["1906","2467"],["1907","2108"],["1908","2200"],["1909","2169"],["1910","2045"],["1911","1912"],["1912","1860"],["1913","1821"],["1914","1644"],["1915","1366"],["1916","1459"],["1917","1586"],["1918","1045"],["1919","1188"],["1920","1557"],["1921","1227"],["1922","1366"],["1923","1145"],["1924","1252"],["1925","1227"],["1926","1107"],["1927","1377"],["1928","1472"],["1929","1186"],["1930","1514"],["1931","1000"],["1932","1185"],["1933","800"],["1934","1189"],["1935","1023"],["1936","1138"],["1937","941"],["1938","983"],["1939","962"],["1940","964"],["1941","1029"],["1942","650"],["1943","562"],["1944","552"],["1945","688"],["1946","982"],["1947","1228"],["1948","1255"],["1949","1289"],["1950","1212"],["1951","1197"],["1952","1289"],["1953","1145"],["1954","1136"],["1955","1347"],["1956","1547"],["1957","1592"],["1958","1381"],["1959","1410"],["1960","1905"],["1961","2170"],["1962","2218"],["1963","2391"],["1964","2500"],["1965","2760"],["1966","2875"],["1967","3014"],["1968","4040"],["1969","3636"],["1970","3681"],["1971","3369"],["1972","3241"],["1973","2778"],["1974","2649"],["1975","2342"],["1976","2507"],["1977","2625"],["1978","2624"],["1979","2490"],["1980","2624"],["1981","2547"],["1982","2598"],["1983","2796"],["1984","2824"],["1985","2959"],["1986","2883"],["1987","3351"],["1988","3311"],["1989","3354"],["1990","3661"],["1991","3528"],["1992","4057"],["1993","4096"],["1994","3948"],["1995","4140"],["1996","4833"],["1997","4765"],["1998","4829"],["1999","5628"],["2000","6111"],["2001","5832"],["2002","6244"],["2003","7046"],["2004","9031"],["2005","7769"],["2006","10809"],["2007","11159"],["2008","21514"]]

Anagrams for pretension »

1. tin openers

How to pronounce pretension?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pretension in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretension in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pretension in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pretension
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pretension
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pretension
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretension
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pretension