pretension
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pretensions
plural
pretensions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRETENSION
formal
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the unpleasant quality of people who think of themselves as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
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He spoke about his achievements without pretension.
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I admire his honesty and lack of pretension.
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The restaurant offers excellent food without pretension.
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[count]
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a desire to do something or a claim to be something that is impressive or important
— usually plural
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The movie has no artistic pretensions. = The movie has no pretensions to/of being great art. [=the movie is not trying/claiming to be artistic]
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She has serious literary pretensions. [=aspirations]
