 pretence |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an artful or simulated semblance | |
| Synonyms: | pretext pretense guise | |
| Examples: | "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" |
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| Related terms: | semblance | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a false or unsupportable quality | |
| Synonyms: | pretension pretense | |
| Related terms: | artificiality pretend | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) imaginative intellectual play | |
| Synonyms: | make-believe pretense | |
| Related terms: | imagination | |
| 4. | [ noun ] pretending with intention to deceive | |
| Synonyms: | feigning dissembling pretense | |
| Related terms: | misrepresentation bluff pretext hypocrisy feign | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of giving a false appearance | |
| Synonyms: | pretense feigning simulation pretending | |
| Examples: | "his conformity was only pretending" |
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| Related terms: | deception affectation appearance masquerade make-believe feign simulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
preteen prudence pretense pretender pretended pretension pretend preteenager Pruden proton pretending prudent protein protean pro_tem protanopic pretentious pratincole |
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