pretension · ​the act of trying to appear more important, intelligent, etc. than you are in order to impress other people. intellectual pretensions · ​a claim to ...

a claim to be or to do something pretension (to something/to doing something) a building with no pretensions to architectural merit pretension (to do something) ...

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pretension, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions.

Meaning of pretension in English ... a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value: The Chronicle has pretensions to ...

pretension noun · pretentious adjective. 27 November 2024. chimney. noun. From the Topic. Houses and homes. C1. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day.

Nearby words. pretense noun · pretension noun · pretentious adjective · the preterite ...

20 нояб. 2024 г. · [ usually plural ] He seems to be without pretensions of any sort. (Definition of pretension from the Cambridge ...

1. an allegation of doubtful value : pretext 2. a claim or an effort to establish a claim 3. a claim or right to attention or honor because of merit.

pretend adjective · pretender noun · pretense noun · pretension noun · pretentious adjective.