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单词 pretentiousness
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pretentiousness


pre·ten·tious

P0547000 (prĭ-tĕn′shəs)adj.1. 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. See Synonyms at showy.
pre·ten′tious·ly adv.pre·ten′tious·ness n.
Thesaurus
Noun1.pretentiousness - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanityostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, splashiness, ostentation, puffiness, inflationinelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
2.pretentiousness - the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)pretension, largenessunnaturalness - the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principlesostentation - pretentious or showy or vulgar displayunpretentiousness - the quality of being natural and without pretensions

pretentiousness

nounBoastful self-importance or display:grandioseness, grandiosity, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretension.
Translations

IdiomsSeeair of pretension

pretentiousness


Related to pretentiousness: devious, devoid, albeit, reticent, odious, obnoxious
  • noun

Synonyms for pretentiousness

noun boastful self-importance or display

Synonyms

  • grandioseness
  • grandiosity
  • ostentation
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • pretension

Synonyms for pretentiousness

noun lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Synonyms

  • ostentatiousness
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • splashiness
  • ostentation
  • puffiness
  • inflation

Related Words

  • inelegance

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

Synonyms

  • pretension
  • largeness

Related Words

  • unnaturalness
  • ostentation

Antonyms

  • unpretentiousness
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