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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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PRETENTIOUS definition: 1. trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art…. Learn more.
The meaning of PRETENTIOUS is characterized by pretension. How to use pretentious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretentious.
Pretentious definition: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved. See examples of PRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
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.
adjective. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction. “a pretentious country house” “a pretentious fraud” “a pretentious scholarly edition” synonyms: arty. showily imitative of art or artists. artsy-craftsy, arty-crafty. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming.
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.
