Associations to the word «Pretence»
Noun
- Proceeding
- Merchandise
- Hereafter
- Favour
- Restraint
- Wanting
- Theft
- Conspiracy
- Sickness
- Might
- Bonaparte
- Enjoyment
- Adherent
- Friendship
- Allegiance
- Neglect
- Tis
- Abandon
- Disguise
- Outrage
- Nymph
- Money
- Jest
- Apology
- Calamity
- Inclination
- Guilt
- Glad
- Obscurity
- Delicacy
- Consent
- Censure
- Moor
- Stupidity
- Manner
- Accusation
- Draught
- Keeping
- Duchess
- Sum
- Inquisition
- Mirth
- Highness
- Gentleman
- Handkerchief
- Chevalier
- Oath
- Profession
Adjective
Verb
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
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.