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Dictionary: Pre·tence

n., Pre·tence·ful, a., Pre·tence··less, a.

See Pretense, Pretenseful, Pretenseless.


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The noun has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: a false or unsupportable quality
  Synonyms: pretension, pretense

Meaning #2: an artful or simulated semblance
  Synonyms: guise, pretense, pretext

Meaning #3: pretending with intention to deceive
  Synonyms: pretense, feigning, dissembling

Meaning #4: imaginative intellectual play
  Synonyms: pretense, make-believe

Meaning #5: the act of giving a false appearance
  Synonyms: pretense, pretending, simulation, feigning


 
 
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