
adj.
- Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.
- Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious. See synonyms at showy.
pretentiousness pre·ten'tious·ness n.
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Definition: snobbish, conceited
Antonyms: humble, modest, natural, unaffected, unconceited
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordringsfuld, prætentiøs
Nederlands (Dutch)
pretentieus, aanmatigend
Français (French)
adj. - prétentieux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - prätentiös, hochgestochen, protzig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαιτητικός, εξεζητημένος, επιτηδευμένος, επιδεικτικός, ξιπασμένος, κούφος
Italiano (Italian)
pretenzioso, presuntuoso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pretensioso
Русский (Russian)
претенциозный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - pretencioso, presuntuoso
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - anspråksfull, pretentiös
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自负的, 夸耀的, 自任不凡的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 自負的, 誇耀的, 自任不凡的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자부하는, 우쭐하는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - もったいぶった, うぬぼれた, 見えを張る, 偽りの
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مفتخر, متباهي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - יומרני, ראוותני
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