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Pretension

Pretension Meaning & Definition
Pretension Definition And Meaning

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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