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adjective
- 1. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed: "pretentious art films"
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The meaning of PRETENTIOUS is characterized by pretension. How to use pretentious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretentious.
PRETENTIOUS definition: 1. trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art…. Learn more.
Pretentious definition: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved. See examples of PRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. intended to attract notice and impress others. synonyms: ostentatious. flaunty. inclined to flaunt.
If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. [ disapproval ] His response was full of pretentious nonsense.
adj. 1. Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite. 2. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education. 3. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: a pretentious house. See Synonyms at showy.
Definition of pretentious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.