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pretentiousness

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pretentiousness in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
    ostentation  ostentatiousness  pomposity  pompousness  pretentiousness  puffiness  splashiness  inflation 
  2. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
    pretentiousness  pretension  largeness 
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pretentiousness in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) the quality of being pretentious
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