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Pretentious vs Haughty - What's the difference?

pretentious | haughty |

As adjectives the difference between pretentious and haughty

is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while haughty is conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

pretentious

English

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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

    References

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    haughty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
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    * See also

    Usage notes

    Possibly due to the similar sounding (and utterly different in meaning) hottie'', ''haughty has become rare in some parts of North America.

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