Associations to the word «Pretentious»
Noun
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.