Defenition of the word pretentiousness

• Defenition of the word pretentiousness

  • lack of elegance as a consequence of pomposity
  • the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
  • 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)

Synonyms for the word pretentiousness

• • affectation
  • airs
  • ostentation
  • ostentatiousness
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • posing
  • posturing
  • pretense
  • pretension
  • self-importance
  • splashiness

Similar words in the pretentiousness

• • pretentiousness

Hyponyms for the word pretentiousness

• • ostentation

Hypernyms for the word pretentiousness

• • inelegance
  • unnaturalness

Antonyms for the word pretentiousness

• • unpretentiousness

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