| pretens | He made a pretense of knowing my father. |
| pretense | (n) the act of giving a false appearance, Syn. pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning, Example: his conformity was only pretending |
| pretense | (n) pretending with intention to deceive, Syn. dissembling, pretence, feigning |
| pretense | (n) imaginative intellectual play, Syn. make-believe, pretence |
| pretension | (n) a false or unsupportable quality, Syn. pretence, pretense |
| pretension | (n) the advancing of a claim, Example: his pretension to the crown; the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort |
| Pretensed | a. Pretended; feigned. [ Obs. ] -- |
| Pretenseful | a. Abounding in pretenses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pretenseless | a. Not having or making pretenses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pretension | n. [ Cf. F. prétention. See Pretend, Tension. ] The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ] |