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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•ten•sion1 /prɪˈtɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the laying of a claim to something:[countable]all those pretensions to the throne.
- Often, pretensions. [plural] a claim made to some quality, merit, dignity, or importance.
- the act of claiming to be something one is not: [uncountable]full of pretension.[countable]Your pretensions don't fool me.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•ten•sion1 (pri ten′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the laying of a claim to something.
- a claim or title to something.
- Often, pretensions. a claim made, esp. indirectly or by implication, to some quality, merit, or the like:They laughed at my pretensions to superior judgment.
- a claim to dignity, importance, or merit.
- pretentiousness.
- the act of pretending or alleging.
- an allegation of doubtful veracity.
- a pretext.
- Medieval Latin praetēnsiōn- (stem of praetēnsiō). See pretense, -ion
- 1590–1600
- Building(in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Cf. posttension (def. 1).
- Buildingto make (a concrete member) with pretensioned reinforcement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pretension /prɪˈtɛnʃən/ n - (often plural) a false or unsupportable claim, esp to merit, worth, or importance
- a specious or unfounded allegation; pretext
- the state or quality of being pretentious
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