About The Word Pretence
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Pretence
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What's The Definition Of Pretence?
[n] the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
[n] an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [n] a false or unsupportable quality [n] imaginative intellectual play [n] pretending with intention to deceive Synonyms | Synonyms for Pretence: dissembling | feigning | feigning | guise | make-believe | pretending | pretense | pretense | pretense | pretense | pretension | pretext | simulation Related Terms | Find terms related to Pretence: See Also | affectation | appearance | artificiality | bluff | color | colour | deceit | deceit | deception | deception | dissembling | dissimulation | hypocrisy | imagery | imagination | imaging | lip service | make-believe | mannerism | masquerade | mental imagery | misrepresentation | pose | pretext | semblance | show | stalking-horse Pretence In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*tence"\, n., Pretenceful \Pre*tence"ful\, a.,
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