pretentiousness

English

Etymology

pretentious +‎ -ness

Noun

pretentiousness (countable and uncountable, plural pretentiousnesses)

  1. The quality of being pretentious.
    Synonym: pretentiosity (uncommon)
    Near-synonyms: affectation, affectedness, false pretense, pretending
    • 2015, Cathy Lubenski, Trashy Chic:
      Possibly her sheer pretentiousness, or that she knew everything about everything, or maybe because she treated her reporters like underoxygenated platypies.
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