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Manners put on to impress people
Tasks to be performed
Plural for the quality of being pretentious or conceited
“Ambrosius spoke to Praxiteles without a trace of pretension or arrogance.”
Plural for the quality of being flamboyant or ostentatious
“The lack of pretension in the decor was surprising. She didn't know what she had expected, but the offices of upper management she had seen usually looked more like small museums, lined with trophies, plaques, and photographs.”
Plural for a false front or show
“Under the pretension that the act enforces competition, the freebooters in the industry push to the limit predatory competition for the purpose of destroying and gradually securing control.”
Plural for a claim, or assertion of a claim, to something
“Budgets were cut right back, and all pretension to filmmaking disappeared.”
Plural for an aim or end result that one hopes to achieve
“This deprives the model of any serious pretension of being a scientific explanation of the dynamics of international affairs.”
Plural for an increase in quantity, size, or degree
Plural for a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is
Plural for pretentious behavior, typically involving vain boasting
Plural for deception, especially when practiced under a false or assumed character
Plural for a legitimate justification or reason for
Plural for an assertion that something is true
Plural for excessive concern with minor details and rules
Plural for a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving
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