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View usage for: (prɪtenʃəs) adjectiveIf 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. This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious. Synonyms: affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous More Synonyms of pretentious pretentiousness uncountable noun He has a tendency towards pretentiousness. pretentious in British English (prɪˈtɛnʃəs) adjective1. making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly 2. having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious Derived forms pretentiously (preˈtentiously) adverb pretentiousness (preˈtentiousness) noun pretentious in American English (priˈtɛnʃəs; prɪˈtɛnʃəs) adjective1. making claims, explicit or implicit, to some distinction, importance, dignity, or excellence 2. affectedly grand; ostentatious Derived forms pretentiously (preˈtentiously) adverb pretentiousness (preˈtentiousness) noun Word origin Fr prétentieux < prétention, pretension + -eux, -ous Examples of 'pretentious' in a sentencepretentious In other languagespretentious British English: pretentious ADJECTIVE 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. His response was full of pretentious nonsense. - American English: pretentious
- Brazilian Portuguese: pretensioso
- Chinese: 做作的
- European Spanish: pretencioso
- French: prétentieux
- German: anmaßend
- Italian: pretenzioso
- Japanese: うぬぼれた
- Korean: 허풍스러운
- European Portuguese: pretensioso
- Latin American Spanish: pretencioso
Chinese translation of 'pretentious' adj - [person, play, restaurant etc]
矫(矯)饰(飾)的 (jiǎoshì de)
Definition vulgarly showy He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art. Synonyms assuming hollow flaunting puffed up specious vainglorious high-sounding overambitious arty-farty (informal) Opposites modest , unaffected , simple , natural , plain , unassuming , unpretentious Additional synonymsthe bombastic style of his oratory Synonyms grandiloquent, inflated, ranting, windy, high-flown, pompous, grandiose, histrionic, wordy, verbose, declamatory, fustian, magniloquentDefinition having an excessively high opinion of oneself I thought him conceited and arrogant. Synonyms self-important, vain, arrogant, stuck up (informal), cocky, narcissistic, puffed up, egotistical, overweening, immodest, vainglorious, swollen-headed, bigheaded (informal), full of yourself, too big for your boots or breeches Be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what these products can do. Synonyms overstated, extreme, excessive, over the top (informal), inflated, extravagant, overdone, tall (informal), amplified, hyped, pretentious, exalted (informal), overestimated, overblown, fulsome, hyperbolic, highly coloured, O.T.T. (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition very elaborate and impressive The couple wed in extravagant style. Synonyms showy, elaborate, flamboyant, impressive, fancy, flashy, ornate, pretentious, grandiose, gaudy, garish, ostentatious, gee-whizz (slang) Definition using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language. Synonyms pompous, inflated, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, flowery, bombastic, high-sounding, fustian, orotund, magniloquentDefinition impressive, or meant to impress Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything. Synonyms pretentious, ambitious, extravagant, flamboyant, high-flown, pompous, showy, ostentatious, bombasticDefinition extravagant or pretentious Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. Synonyms extravagant, elaborate, pretentious, exaggerated, inflated, lofty, grandiose, overblown, florid, high-falutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquentSynonyms extravagant, affected, imposing, strained, artificial, flamboyant, high-flown, pompous, pretentious, grandiose, overblown, stilted, ostentatious, florid, bombastic, grandiloquent, magniloquentDefinition (of behaviour) excessively grand or pompous This isn't highfalutin art. Synonyms pompous, lofty, high-flown, pretentious, grandiose, swanky (informal), florid, bombastic, supercilious, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), magniloquentSome of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule. Synonyms elaborate, involved, fancy, detailed, complex, complicated, decorated, extravagant, ornamented, high-flown, ornate, fussy, showy, ostentatious, bombastic, hyperbolic, grandiloquentDefinition (of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips. Synonyms pompous, elevated, lofty, rhetorical, high-flown, pretentious, exalted (informal), overblown, stilted, turgid, bombastic, sonorous, grandiloquent, high-sounding, declamatory, arty-farty (informal), orotund Definition (of speech or behaviour) unnaturally formal and put on to impress others If you are too careful, the results can look mannered. Synonyms affected, put-on, posed, artificial, pseudo (informal), pretentious, stilted, arty-farty (informal) the ostentatious lifestyle of the super-rich Synonyms pretentious, extravagant, flamboyant, flash (informal), loud, dashing, inflated, conspicuous, vulgar, brash, high-flown, flashy, pompous, flaunted, flaunting, grandiose, crass, gaudy, showy, swanky (informal), snobbish, puffed up, specious, boastful, obtrusive, highfalutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent, bling (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition foolishly dignified or self-important What a pompous little man he is. Synonyms self-important, affected, arrogant, pretentious, bloated, grandiose, imperious, showy, overbearing, ostentatious, puffed up, portentous, magisterial, supercilious, pontifical, vainglorious Definition colourful, bright in appearance, and very noticeable, and perhaps rather vulgar They were smart but not showy. Synonyms ostentatious, flamboyant, flashy, flash (informal), loud, over the top (informal), brash, pompous, pretentious, gaudy, garish, tawdry, splashy (informal), tinselly I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly. Synonyms superior, arrogant, stuck-up (informal), patronizing, condescending, snooty (informal), pretentious, uppity (informal), high and mighty (informal), toffee-nosed (slang, British), hoity-toity (informal), high-hat (informal, US), uppish (British, informal) |