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- Dictionarypretentious/prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective
- 1. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed: "pretentious art films"
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The meaning of PRETENTIOUS is characterized by pretension. How to use pretentious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretentious.
PRETENTIOUS definition: 1. trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art…. Learn more.
Pretentious definition: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved. See examples of PRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are.
Definitions of pretentious. adjective. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction. “a pretentious country house”. “a pretentious fraud”. “a pretentious scholarly edition”. synonyms: arty. showily imitative of art or artists.
trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be something that you are not, in order to impress. That's a pretentious name for a dog! It was just an ordinary house—nothing pretentious. He's so pretentious! compare unpretentious. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. [disapproval] His response was full of pretentious nonsense. Synonyms: affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous More Synonyms of pretentious.
