About The Word Pretension
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Pretension
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What's The Definition Of Pretension?
[n] a false or unsupportable quality
[n] the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) [n] the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" Synonyms | Synonyms for Pretension: pretence | pretense | pretentiousness Related Terms | Find terms related to Pretension: See Also | artificiality | claim | ostentation | unnaturalness Pretension In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*ten"sion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]tention. See
{Pretend}, {Tension}.]
1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of
asserting right or title.
The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to
protract the discussion. --Macaulay.
2. A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or
assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a
certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.
This was but an invention and pretension given out
by the Spaniards. --Bacon.
Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor
their pretensions. --L'Estrange.
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