As nouns the difference between pretension and artificiality
is that pretension is claim while artificiality is (uncountable) the quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
pretension
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
Pretentiousness.
Related terms
* pretense
* pretentious
Anagrams
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artificiality
English
Noun
(uncountable) The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
(countable) Something artificial.