pretentions

[US]/prɪˈtenʃənz/
[UK]/prɪˈtenʃənz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.Claims or aspirations to a particular status or quality; pretentiousness.

Example Sentences

she has pretensions to being a great artist.

he makes no pretensions about his humble origins.

the novel has literary pretensions but fails to impress.

they rejected the proposal without false pretensions.

despite his pretensions, he knows little about politics.

the restaurant maintains an air of pretension without quality.

her artistic pretensions were evident in her work.

he gave up his political pretensions after the scandal.

the film-maker has pretensions to greatness.

she acted without pretensions and was loved by all.

his claims were mere pretensions to authority.

the young writer's pretensions were obvious to everyone.

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