pretentious
Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress othersMotivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
» Don't be so pretentious.
Не будь таким манерним. — deniko
Не будь таким показним. — deniko
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3 sensesMotivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
показно́йpokaznój
intended to attract notice and impress others
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
protzig, prätentiös
претенцио́зныйpretencióznyj
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
(obsolete)Marked by pretense (not necessarily false pretense); intent upon success; ambitious.
Examples
31 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praetēnsus (“false or hypocritical prFrom French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praetēnsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), past participle of praetendō.
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Forms
more pretentious, most pretentious| Comparative | more pretentious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pretentious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
15 synonyms- intended to attract notice and impress others:ostentatious
- (of a display) tawdry or vulgar:ostentatious
Antonyms
11 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.