18 июн. 2011 г. · Second, pretentiousness is a noun made from the adjective pretentious, which virtually everyone knows and understands. You will hear the word ...

19 окт. 2018 г. · Pretentious is the first word that grabs me. (Please use the noun form, pretentiousness, to fill in the blank. ) attempting to impress by ...

25 сент. 2016 г. · Your own term, pretentious, is 'more formal' and has a similar feel to show-off. The terms condescending and patronizing imply something about ...

11 июл. 2017 г. · The word used in this context should avoid sounding equally pretentious as the person it is supposed to describe. ... The noun form (jargon) has ...

23 июн. 2017 г. · That pretends (in various senses); pretentious. Also, of a thing or action: imitative, imaginary; involving pretence or imitation. [...] 1681 W.

21 февр. 2018 г. · The definition of pretentious says "adjective attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed"

16 дек. 2020 г. · Phony seems like it might fit your example sentence, specifically the "insincere" element. Phony: an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person.

27 апр. 2011 г. · George Orwell's essay Politics and the English Language has an excellent way of critiquing this kind of pretentious word choice: Foreign ...

16 апр. 2015 г. · Is there a form and/or synonym of "spelling" that can be put into ... pretentious, the noun "cacographer" (bad speller). Share. Share a ...

14 янв. 2021 г. · What do you call someone who pretends to be something they are not? I was thinking "pretentious" but I looked up pretentious in the Merriam ...