- A specious allegation; a pretext.
- A claim to something, such as a privilege or right. See synonyms at claim.
- The advancing of a claim.
- Ostentatious display; pretentiousness.
Dictionary:
pre·ten·sion (prĭ-tĕn'shən) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: pretension |
noun
| Antonyms: pretension |
Definition: airs, snobbishness
Antonyms: honesty, humility
n
Definition: false claim, assertion of importance
Antonyms: honesty, truth
| WordNet: pretension |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a false or unsupportable quality
Synonyms: pretense, pretence
Meaning #2:
the advancing of a claim
Meaning #3:
the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Synonym: pretentiousness
| Translations: Pretension |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - løs påstand, foregivende, krav, prætention
Nederlands (Dutch)
pretentie, aandacht/ eer opeisen, ijdelheid, aanmatiging
Français (French)
n. - prétention, droit, titre
Deutsch (German)
n. - Anspruch, Anmaßung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αβάσιμη) διεκδίκηση ή αξίωση, απαίτηση, πρόφαση, φιλοδοξία
v. - προεντείνω
Italiano (Italian)
pretesa, presunzione, pretensione, vanità, pretendere
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pretensão (f), pretexto (m), exigência (f)
v. - ter a pretensão de
Русский (Russian)
претензия, требование
Español (Spanish)
n. - pretensión, presunción, pretender
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - anspråk, krav, pretention, anspråksfullhet, påstående
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自负, 主张, 骄傲
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自負, 主張, 驕傲
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 主張, 要求, 自任, 自負, 見せかけ, 気取り
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) إدعاء
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - טענה, יומרנות, יומרה
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| plain-Jane (Lacking adornment or pretension) | |
| great room | |
| arrogative |
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