We found 4 definitions of pretentiousness from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: pretentiousnesses |
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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 |