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2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pretentious \Pre*ten"tious\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]tentieux. See {Pretend}.] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pretentiousness n 1: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: {ostentation}, {ostentatiousness}, {pomposity}, {pompousness}, {splashiness}, {inflation}] 2: the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) [syn: {pretension}] [ant: {unpretentiousness}]
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