Pretentiousness
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the quality of behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth
Framework senses
- §1
- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth
- §2
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- §1 · legacy_primary
- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worthDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column