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pretentiousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | largeness, pretension |
| Type of | unnaturalness |
| Has types | ostentation |
| Derivation | pretentious |
pretentiousness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inflation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, puffiness, splashiness |
| Type of | inelegance |
| Derivation | pretentious |
Examples of pretentiousness
pretentiousness
He's knowledgeable and enthusiastic about wines, but without pretentiousness.
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You pay dearly for such pretentiousness, right down to an $8 potato worth 50 cents.
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Gibson reveals herself as a master of cuteness, smugness and pretentiousness.
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To some, Forage might smack of pretentiousness worthy of art-gallery satires.
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In this rare case, it was not a matter of pretentiousness on the part of my friend.
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Ms. Morgan's version is a joyous takeoff on the pretentiousness of performance art.
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Dan Rooney himself illustrates the Steelers'lack of ego and pretentiousness.
From the omaha.com
Non-sequiturs abound and, more than occasionally, pretentiousness creeps in.
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As I remember, he was composed enough to make a speech of surpassing pretentiousness.
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- Ostentation: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
- (pretentious) ostentatious: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"
- (pretentiously) in a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously"
- (pretentiously) In a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction; Ostentatiously; in a manner intended to impress others; In a manner demanding of skill or daring
- (Pretentious) Here the speaker assumes omniscience in respect to the subject under consideration. He assumes also that he speaks for the entire human race. "We don't know what life is" (or insanity, intelligence, etc). "We can't conceive of personal death. ...
