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pretense
noun
the act of giving a false appearance
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- RETENS
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈpɹiːtɛns
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
the act of giving a false appearance
“his conformity was only pretending”
noun
an artful or simulated semblance
“under the guise of friendship he betrayed them”
noun
a false or unsupportable quality
noun
imaginative intellectual play
noun
pretending with intention to deceive
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Example Sentences
his conformity was only pretending
under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
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