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pretense (noun)

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  • pretense — I (ostentation) noun affectation, affectedness, airs, artificiality, blatancy, bravado, demonstration, display, empty show, false appearance, false show, fanfaronade, flagrancy, flashiness, flourish, fuss, garishness, gaudiness, glare, glitter,… …   Law dictionary

  • pretense — noun 1) cease this pretense Syn: make believe, putting on an act, acting, dissembling, shamming, faking, feigning, simulation, dissimulation, play acting, posturing; deception, deceit, deceitfulness, fraud, fraudulence, dupl …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • pretense — noun A false or hypocritical profession, as, under pretense of friendliness; sham, pretext, claim; an effort to give some appearance or mislead. without pretense of accuracy Syn: sham, substitution …   Wiktionary

  • pretense — noun US spelling of pretence …   English new terms dictionary

  • pretense — noun (singular, uncountable) an American spelling of pretence …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pretense — pre|tense [ pri,tens, prı tens ] noun count or uncount a way of behaving that does not honestly express your real feelings, thoughts, or intentions: She said she was really pleased to see us, but I could tell it was just a pretense. pretense of:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pretense — or pretence noun Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Medieval Latin pretensio, irregular from Latin praetendere Date: 15th century 1. a claim made or implied; especially one not supported by fact 2. a. mere ostentation ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pretense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. show, pretension, affectation, sham, imitation, ostentation; makeshift, simulation, excuse, pretext, evasion. See falsehood, vanity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of pretending] Syn. affectation,… …   English dictionary for students

  • pretense — /prəˈtɛns/ (say pruh tens) noun US → pretence …  

  • false pretense — noun representation of untrue facts <!This is DAMN long. Is it a quote or something?I hear you want to go back to middle school because you say your life is too tough where you are now. Even if you could somehow manage to give yourself make up …   Wiktionary

  • false pretense — noun (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation • Syn: ↑false pretence • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑misdemeanor, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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