Definition of pretentiousness Pretentiousness

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What does pretentiousness mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: pretentiousnesses

pretentiousness - the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
  pretension, largeness
  unpretentiousness the quality of being natural and without pretensions
  unnaturalness the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles
pretentiousness - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
  ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
  inelegance the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
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  • pretentiousness (Noun)
    The quality of being pretentious.

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