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Luxurious vs Pretentious - What's the difference?

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Luxurious is a related term of pretentious.


As adjectives the difference between luxurious and pretentious

is that luxurious is enjoying pleasures of luxury while pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

luxurious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Enjoying pleasures of luxury.
  • Being very fine and comfortable.
  • Antonyms

    * impoverished

    Synonyms

    * epicurean

    See also

    * sumptuous

    pretentious

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (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.

    Synonyms

    * poseur * See also

    Antonyms

    * unpretentious

    Derived terms

    * pretentiously * pretentiousness

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