Associations to the word «Pretence»
Noun
- Quarrel
- Wit
- Farce
- Necessity
- Versailles
- Folly
- Princes
- Countryman
- Scorn
- Wishing
- Humour
- Cruelty
- Deceit
- Suspicion
- Apprehension
- Sovereign
- Conscience
- Obedience
- Delusion
- Wickedness
- Decency
- Heiress
- Garret
- Motive
- Lucknow
- Continuance
- Ambition
- Extravagance
- Countenance
- Spaniard
- Nobleman
- Disgrace
- Tyrant
- Intercourse
- Affection
- Southerner
- Liberty
- Frenchmen
- Overseer
- Contrary
- Deference
- Nay
- Virtue
- Reality
- Dominion
- Simplicity
- Dubois
- Humility
- Absurdity
- Resentment
- Louisa
- Magistrate
- Cant
- Brushing
- Allowance
- Insult
- Dignity
- Viceroy
Adjective
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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
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