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adjective
- 1. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed: "pretentious art films"
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PRETENTIOUS definition: 1. trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art…. Learn more.
The meaning of PRETENTIOUS is characterized by pretension. How to use pretentious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pretentious.
If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are.
Use the adjective pretentious as a way to criticize people who try to act like they are more important or knowledgeable than they really are.
trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be something that you are not, in order to impress. That's a pretentious name for a dog! It was just an ordinary house—nothing pretentious. He's so pretentious! compare unpretentious. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
Pretentious definition: characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved. See examples of PRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
1. Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite. 2. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education. 3. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: a pretentious house. See Synonyms at showy.
