Pretensive vs Pretentious - What's the difference?
pretensive | pretentious |
As an adjective pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
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pretensive Not English Pretensive has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
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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
Related terms
* pretend
* pretender
* pretense
* pretension
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