Definition of pretension Pretension
/pɹitɛˈnʃʌn/ - [preetenshun] - pre•ten•sion
We found 8 definitions of pretension from 4 different sources.
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What does pretension mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: pretensions |
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| pretension - a false or unsupportable quality | ||
| pretense, pretence | ||
| artificiality the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally | ||
| pretension - the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" | ||
| claim demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" | ||
| pretension - the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||
| pretentiousness, largeness | ||
| unpretentiousness the quality of being natural and without pretensions | ||
| unnaturalness the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pretension (Noun)
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality. - pretension (Noun)
Pretentiousness.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pretension (n.)
The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. - pretension (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- pretension, verb, present, 1st person singular of pretension (infinitive).
- pretension, verb (infinitive).
- pretension, noun, singular of pretensions.
