Associations to the word «Pretence»
Noun
- Hypocrisy
- Falsehood
- Eating
- Concealment
- Rajah
- Gonzalo
- Wretch
- Scruple
- Insurrection
- Zeal
- Modesty
- Idleness
- Hastings
- Presumption
- Offence
- Pretension
- Mockery
- Pretext
- Piety
- Plunder
- Politeness
- Cheat
- Indifference
- Conceit
- Ignorance
- Camilla
- Innocence
- Vanity
- Oppression
- Lordship
- Endeavour
- Prudence
- Excuse
- Majesty
- Malice
- Fraud
- Lodging
- Forgery
- Grievance
- Tiberius
- Injustice
- Treachery
- Conspirator
- Seizing
- Negroes
- Repeal
- Tumult
- Pompey
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
PRETENCE, noun. (British spelling) An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.
PRETENCE, noun. (obsolete) Intention; design.
Dictionary definition
PRETENCE, noun. A false or unsupportable quality.
PRETENCE, noun. An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them".
PRETENCE, noun. Pretending with intention to deceive.
PRETENCE, noun. Imaginative intellectual play.
PRETENCE, noun. The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending".
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.