Pretense vs Mien - What's the difference?
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(US) A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness.
Intention or purpose not real but professed.
An unsupported claim made or implied.
An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
(countable, uncountable) Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
(countable) A specific facial expression
* {{quote-news, 2007, February 10, Claudia La Rocco, Stony Miens and Sad Hearts, New York Times
, passage=It’s hard to say which is worse: the press-on smiles favored by many a ballet dancer, or the stony “I’m going to pretend this isn’t happening to me” miens often found in contemporary troupes like White Road. }}
Pretense is a related term of mien.
As a noun pretense
is (us) a false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness.As a proper noun mien is
a group of related languages spoken by the yao people.pretense
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Alternative forms
* pretence (Only correct spelling in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and historical use in the United States) * (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- with only a pretense of accuracy
Synonyms
* affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment or an awkward situation * false pretense * fiction * imitation * pretext * sham * subterfuge * See alsoExternal links
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* * *mien
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