"pretenseless" meaning in All languages combined

See pretenseless on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more pretenseless [comparative], most pretenseless [superlative]
Etymology: From pretense + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pretense|less}} pretense + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} pretenseless (comparative more pretenseless, superlative most pretenseless)
  1. Not having or making pretenses.

Alternative forms

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