- nounpretence (noun) · pretences (plural noun) · pretense (noun) · pretenses (plural noun)
- an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true:"his anger is masked by a pretense that all is well" · "they have finally abandoned their secrecy and pretense"
- a false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions:"he asked me questions without any pretense at politeness"
- the practice of inventing imaginary situations in play:"before the age of two, children start to engage in pretense"
- affected and ostentatious speech and behavior:"they have always avoided preciousness and pretense"
- (pretense to)a claim, especially a false or ambitious one:"he was quick to disclaim any pretense to superiority"
Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pretense, based on medieval Latin pretensus ‘pretended’, alteration of Latin praetentus, from the verb praetendere (see pretend).
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