Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pretentious
IPA transcription: [pɹit'ɛnʃəs]
Pronunciations of pretentious
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ostentatious, pretentious
    Meaning: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"
  • Synonyms: pretentious
    Meaning: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
  • Synonyms: ostentatious, pretentious
    Meaning: (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Usage examples
  • He always was Huffle Scuffle; a noisy, pretentious, empty-headed fellow.
  • Philosophers less pretentious and more worldly than these have sometimes felt, in their way, the absorbing force of self-consciousness.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Song of Innocence, License CC BY-SA 4.0