Fictitious vs Pretentious - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between fictitious and pretentious

is that fictitious is not real; invented; contrived while pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

(en adjective)

Not real; invented; contrived.

St. Mary Mead is a fictitious village from the books of Agatha Christie.

* imaginary, invented, contrived, fictive

(en adjective)

Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.

Ostentatious; intended to impress others.

Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.

* poseur * See also

* unpretentious

* pretentiously * pretentiousness

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