Pretence
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the act of giving a false appearance
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Senses
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an artful or simulated semblance
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a false or unsupportable quality
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imaginative intellectual play
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pretending with intention to deceive
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- pretense
- plural
- Pretences
- possessive
- Pretence's
- pluralpossessive
- Pretences'