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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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pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words. ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich.
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.
Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite. 2. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education. 3. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: a pretentious house.
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. Take your English to the next level.
PRETENTIOUS definition: trying to seem more important or clever than you really are: . Learn more.
Pretentious definition: Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case.
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.
