Associations to the word «Pretentious»
Noun
- Edifice
- Melodrama
- Veranda
- Shallow
- Reviewer
- Dwelling
- Critic
- Parody
- Sash
- Chateau
- Punk
- Adobe
- Lyric
- Mansion
- Indie
- Ignorance
- Pharaoh
- Slang
- Cottage
- Self
- Style
- Melody
- Joke
- Brick
- Taste
- Review
- Audience
- Villa
- Aristotle
- Dialogue
- Genre
- Emerson
- Dignity
- Furniture
- Writing
- Genius
- Raven
- Calling
- Rolling
- Smart
- Title
- Saying
- Hotel
- Shakespeare
- Folly
- Poetry
- Coloured
- Bit
- Listener
- Sort
Adjective
Wiktionary
PRETENTIOUS, adjective. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
PRETENTIOUS, adjective. Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
Dictionary definition
PRETENTIOUS, adjective. Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition".
PRETENTIOUS, adjective. Intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat".
PRETENTIOUS, adjective. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar.
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.