Thoughtfulness, meditation; anxiety, melancholy.

The artificial or studied assumption of behaviour; artificiality (of manner); putting on of airs; (also) an instance of this.

The act of affecting or assuming artificially; = affectation, n.

The quality of being affected, esp. in manner; = affectation, n.

The fact or quality of being fastuous; esp. haughtiness, arrogance, excessive pride, vanity, or self-importance; (later also) pretentious or…

Social superiority as shown by behaviour, appearances, manners, etc.; genteel nature or quality. Frequently (esp. in later use) depreciative…

The quality or fact of being fastuous; (originally) haughtiness, arrogance, excessive pride, vanity, or self-importance; (now chiefly) pretentious…

The action of talking or acting in a high-flown or pretentious manner.

= flatulence, n. 3.

(a) Riotous or giddy behaviour; romping, frolic; disturbance, ‘rumpus’; flightiness. (b) Assumption of superiority, ‘airs’, huffiness.

pretence.

An assumed manner, affected appearance, show. In singular. Chiefly in with an air: in a showy or affected manner. Now rare.

The unwarranted assumption of dignity, merit, etc.; the use of affectation to impress; pretentiousness, ostentation; an instance of this.

figurative. Inflated or puffed-up condition, windiness, vanity; pomposity, pretentiousness.

The quality of being high and mighty; high rank or status; (now usually) arrogance, superciliousness.

Scottish. Excessive pride in oneself; conceitedness.

The condition or quality of being pretentious.

Ambition; ambitious nature.

Chiefly U.S. Pretentiousness.

colloquial (now chiefly Irish English). In plural. Pretensions, affectations; ambitions or desires beyond what might be expected of one's social…

Conceit, arrogance, swagger; pretentiousness, affectation; insincerity. Frequently in negative constructions, and in to put on side: to put on…

slang (originally U.S.). Boastful or pretentious manner or attitude; flashiness, ‘side’.

an attitude of superiority which conceals actual feelings of inferiority and failure; (hence, in extended and general use) an exaggerated sense of…

The character or quality of being snooty; conceitedness, superciliousness.

the quality of being ‘uppity’; an instance of this.

The state or condition of being snotty.

One who is snooty; a snob. Also occasionally, snootiness. colloquial.

Bold self-assurance in style or manner; an air of great self-confidence or superiority.