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The example sentences of PRETENSIONS in videos (1 in total of 1)

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Use "pretensions" in a sentence | "pretensions" example sentences

How to use "pretensions" in a sentence?

  • and it was always without pretensions of loving or being loved although always in the hope of finding something that resembled love but without the problems of love.
    -Gabriel Garcia Marquez-
  • Nearly everywhere monarchs raised themselves further above the level of the greatest nobles and buttressed their new pretensions to respect and authority with cannons and taxation.
    -John Roberts-
  • Love is an artful arrangement of artless pretensions, whereby we labor to appear innocent in what we desire to be most cunning.
    -Norm MacDonald-
  • You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy of being pleased.
    -Jane Austen-
  • Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
    -William James-
  • If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes less legitimate.
    -Vincent D'Onofrio-
  • When intimacy followed love in Italy there were no longer any vain pretensions between two lovers.
    -Stendhal-
  • Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.
    -Rutherford B. Hayes-
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Definition and meaning of PRETENSIONS

What does "pretensions mean?"
pretensions

/prəˈten(t)SH(ə)n/

pretensions

noun
claim or assertion of claim to something.
other
Attempt to seem more important or intelligent.

What are synonyms of "pretensions"?
Some common synonyms of "pretensions" are:
  • aspiration,
  • claim,
  • assertion,
  • pretense,
  • profession,
  • purporting,
  • pretentiousness,
  • affectation,
  • affectedness,
  • ostentation,
  • ostentatiousness,
  • artificiality,
  • attitudinizing,
  • airs,
  • posing,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

aspiration

/ˌaspəˈrāSH(ə)n/

aspiration
noun

hope or ambition.

claim

/klām/

claim
noun verb

Something said to be true when others don't agree. state or assert.

assertion

/əˈsərSH(ə)n/

assertion
noun

confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.

pretense

/ˈprēˌtens/

pretense
noun other

act of pretending. Act of giving a false appearance.

profession

/prəˈfeSHən/

profession
noun

Job requiring special education or skills.

purporting
purporting
verb

appear to be or do something.

pretentiousness
pretentiousness
noun

Behavior to make you seem cultured/clever.

affectation

/ˌafekˈtāSH(ə)n/

affectation
noun

Deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.

affectedness

/əˈfektədnəs/

affectedness
noun other

character or quality of being pretentious. The quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others).

ostentation

/ˌästənˈtāSHən/

ostentation
noun

pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury.

artificiality

/ärdəfiSHēˈalədē/

artificiality
noun

quality of being made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally.

attitudinizing

/ˌadəˈt(y)o͞odnˌīz/

verb

adopt or express particular attitude or attitudes.

airs

/er/

airs
noun other verb

invisible gaseous substance surrounding earth, mixture. People's manner intended to impress others. To open a subject to discussion and debate.

posing

/pōz/

posing
verb

To sit or stand while being painted or drawn.

Is "pretensions" countable or uncountable noun?

The word "pretensions" is a countable noun.

The word "pretensions" is the plural of "pretension".

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