Pretentious vs Prink - What's the difference?
pretentious | prink |
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
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the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up
* 2006 , Louisa May Alcott, Little Women :
to look, gaze
to dress finely, primp, preen, spruce up
to strut, put on pompous airs, be pretentious
As an adjective pretentious
is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.As a verb prink is
(obsolete|or|dialectal) to give a wink; to wink or prink can be to look, gaze.As a noun prink is
the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up.pretentious
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
- Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
Synonyms
* poseur * See alsoAntonyms
* unpretentiousDerived terms
* pretentiously * pretentiousnessReferences
prink
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at .Etymology 2
Perhaps alteration (due to primp) of , (etyl) and (etyl) prunk.Noun
(en noun)- [...] And does my hair look very bad?", said Meg, as she turned from the glass in Mrs. Gardiner's dressing room after a prolonged prink .