Found 2 items, similar to Pretentiousness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pretentiousness pretentiousness n 1: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity [syn: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, splashiness, inflation] 2: the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) [syn: pretension] [ant: unpretentiousness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pretentiousness Pretentious \Pre*ten"tious\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]tentieux. See Pretend.] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- Pre*ten"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*ten"tious*ness, n. [1913 Webster]