(n)the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth), Syn.largeness, pretension, Ant.unpretentiousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ Cf. F. prétentieux. See Pretend. ] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- Pre*ten"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*ten"tious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
[装屄 / 裝屄, zhuāng bī, ㄓㄨㄤ ㄅㄧ]pretentious bastard (lit. cunt, taboo slang, 裝B|装B is common euphemism); person who pretends to be bigger or richer than they are[Add to Longdo]
[もんこをはる, monkowoharu](exp, v5r) to keep a fine house; to put up a front; to make the front of the house nice (and be pretentious about it)[Add to Longdo]