nnoun.actthe act of giving a false appearanceSynset:feigning pretence pretending simulation
Examples:- his conformity was only pretending
Derivationally Related Form:simulatepretendfeign
Hypernyms:deceit deception dissembling dissimulation
Inherited Hypernyms:pretensedeceptionfalsificationwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:affectationaffectednessappearancecharademake-believemannerismmasqueradeposepretendshow
Full Hyponyms:affectationappearanceattitudemake-believemasqueraderadical chic
nnoun.communicationpretending with intention to deceiveSynset:dissembling feigning pretence
Derivationally Related Form:dissemblepretendfeignpretentious
Hypernyms:deceit deception misrepresentation
Inherited Hypernyms:pretensemisrepresentationfalsehoodstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bluffhypocrisylip servicepretextstalking-horse
Full Hyponyms:bluffcrocodile tearshypocrisypretextputoff
nnoun.cognitionimaginative intellectual playSynset:make-believe pretence
Derivationally Related Form:make-believe
Hypernyms:imagery imagination imaging mental imagery
Inherited Hypernyms:pretenseimaginationrepresentational processbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributea false or unsupportable qualitySynset:pretence pretension
Derivationally Related Form:pretend
Hypernyms:artificiality
Inherited Hypernyms:pretensionartificialityunnaturalnessqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributean artful or simulated semblanceSynset:guise pretence pretext
Examples:- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
Hypernyms:color colour gloss semblance
Inherited Hypernyms:guisesemblanceappearancequalityattributeabstractionentity