English to Afrikaans Meaning of pretentious - pretensieus

Pretentious :

pretensieus

adjective

pretensieus, verwaand, tevergeefs, belydenis, veronderstelling, snotterig, brutaal, ligsinnig, blufferig

Pretentious :: pretensieusPretentiously :: aanmatigendPretentiousness :: pretensieUnpretentious :: pretensieloos

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Definitions of pretentious in English

Adjective(1) making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved(2) intended to attract notice and impress others(3) (of a display

Examples of pretentious in English

(1) If we were too serious it might have come off as pretentious , heavy handed or silly.(2) Towards the other wives and their children she was always extremely imperious, haughty and pretentious .(3) If it looks or sounds pretentious , then that is what it will be accused of.(4) Some thought her pretentious , of which there are many greater crimes.(5) Of course a lot of what he said was pretentious rubbish but that is normal for art critics.(6) I was going to make a Cold War analogy here, but, let's face it, that would be ridiculously pretentious .(7) One of the things I dislike is pretentious people who chat a lot of hot air.(8) It's pleasingly literary without being pretentious ; plot is in no way sacrificed to prose.(9) Is it just pretentious rhetoric that I am using to avoid facing myself?(10) To say that the music is overblown and pretentious is rather an understatement.(11) He also had a convoluted and elaborate manner of speech that many thought pretentious .(12) What you want to do if you actually fancy being a pretentious intellectual is read the book.(13) It's loved by a small band of pretentious types who dress in black.(14) The council fools no one with its pretentious claims for being ├ö├ç├┐of world stature├ö├ç├û.(15) Apparently, the language used by wine writers is too flowery and pretentious .(16) What critic, or prince, could resist something so impressive and so pretentious ?

(1) pretension ::

pretensie

(2) tension ::

spanning

Synonyms

Adjective

1. affected ::

geraak

2. ostentatious ::

blufferig

3. showy ::

pronkerig

4. overambitious ::

ambitieus

5. pompous ::

luisterryk

6. artificial ::

kunsmatige

7. inflated ::

opgeblaas

8. overblown ::

oordrewe

9. high-sounding ::

hoë-klinkende

10. flowery ::

blomme

11. grandiose ::

grandiose

12. elaborate ::

uit te brei

13. extravagant ::

buitensporig

14. flamboyant ::

flambojante

15. ornate ::

versierde

17. magniloquent ::

grootsprakend

18. sophomoric ::

Sophomoric

19. flashy ::

flitsende

20. highfalutin ::

highfalutin

21. fancy-pants ::

fancy-broek

22. la-di-da ::

la-di-da

23. pseudo ::

pseudo

Antonyms

1. modest ::

beskeie

Different Forms

pretentious, pretentiously, pretentiousness, unpretentious

Word Example from TV Shows

Pretentious name for a band of outlaws.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 7

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