"pretentious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɹɪˈtɛnʃəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pretentious.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more pretentious [comparative], most pretentious [superlative]
Etymology: From French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praetēnsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), past participle of praetendō. Note that pretentious is spelled with a ‘t’, unlike related pretense, pretension. This is due to the French spelling: *-sious does not occur as an English suffix, though -sion and -tion both do. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tend-|id=stretch}}, {{der|en|fr|prétentieux}} French prétentieux, {{m|fr|prétention}} prétention, {{der|en|la|praetēnsus|t=false or hypocritical profession}} Latin praetēnsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), {{m|la|praetendō}} praetendō, {{m|en|pretense}} pretense, {{m|en|pretension}} pretension Head templates: {{en-adj}} pretentious (comparative more pretentious, superlative most pretentious)
  1. Intended to impress others. Translations (intended to impress others): превзет (prevzet) (Bulgarian), ostentós (Catalan), 炫耀的 (xuànyào de) (Chinese Mandarin), näyttävä (Finnish), nagyképű (Hungarian), taibhseach (Irish), gáifeach (Irish), thar fóir (Irish), pretenzioso (Italian), pretensiøs (Norwegian Bokmål), показно́й (pokaznój) (Russian), pretencioso (Spanish), gösterişçi (Turkish), iddialı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pretentious-en-adj-m3FGCuNl Disambiguation of 'intended to impress others': 99 1
  2. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction): مَغْرُور (maḡrūr) (Arabic), прэтэнцыёзны (pretencyjózny) (Belarusian), претенциозен (pretenciozen) (Bulgarian), pretensiós (Catalan), 做作 (zuòzuo) (Chinese Mandarin), domýšlivý (Czech), prætentiøs (Danish), selvhøjtidelig (Danish), pretentieus (Dutch), zelfingenomen (Dutch), mahtaileva (Finnish), prétentieux (French), pretensioso [masculine] (Galician), protzig (German), prätentiös (German), elbizakodott (Hungarian), móiréiseach (Irish), sotalach (Irish), postúil (Irish), gaisciúil (Irish), pretenzioso (Italian), претенцио́зен (pretenciózen) (Macedonian), rangiwhata (Maori), pretensiøs (Norwegian Bokmål), pretensiøs (Norwegian Nynorsk), pretensjonalny [masculine] (Polish), armante (Portuguese), pretensioso (Portuguese), pretențios (Romanian), претенцио́зный (pretencióznyj) (Russian), pretencioso (Spanish), macanudo (Spanish), pretentiös (Swedish), anspråksfull (Swedish), iddialı (Turkish), kasıntılı (Turkish), havalı (iinformal) (Turkish), göz boyama (Turkish), kendini beğenmiş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pretentious-en-adj-U52ibnQr Disambiguation of Personality: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poseur, prætentious (alt: pedantic or (esp. self-referentially) humorous) [rare] Derived forms: pretentiously, pretentiousness Related terms: false pretense, pretend, pretender, pretense, pretension

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      "word": "false pretense"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretend"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretender"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretense"
    },
    {
      "word": "pretension"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, pages 703-704",
          "text": "I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned \"first\" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, as it was embellished with the North Western conception of Britannia, complete with trident.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Intended to impress others."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 January 11, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals”, in RAIL, number 974, page 56",
          "text": "The station (1840) was originally Cheltenham but the more grandiose Cheltenham Spa since 1925, which feels a bit pretentious as the town has never allowed itself to assume such airs and graces.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unwarranted",
          "unwarranted"
        ],
        [
          "importance",
          "importance"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹɪˈtɛnʃəs/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "poseur"
    },
    {
      "alt": "pedantic or (esp. self-referentially) humorous",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "prætentious"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "maḡrūr",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "مَغْرُور"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pretencyjózny",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "прэтэнцыёзны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pretenciozen",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "претенциозен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretensiós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuòzuo",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "做作"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "domýšlivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "prætentiøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "selvhøjtidelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretentieus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "zelfingenomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "mahtaileva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "prétentieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pretensioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "protzig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "prätentiös"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "elbizakodott"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "móiréiseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "sotalach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "postúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "gaisciúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretenzioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pretenciózen",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "претенцио́зен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "rangiwhata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretensiøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretensiøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pretensjonalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "armante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretensioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretențios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pretencióznyj",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "претенцио́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretencioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "macanudo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "pretentiös"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "anspråksfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "iddialı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "kasıntılı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "havalı (iinformal)"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "göz boyama"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction",
      "word": "kendini beğenmiş"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prevzet",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "превзет"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "ostentós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuànyào de",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "炫耀的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "näyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "nagyképű"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "taibhseach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "gáifeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "thar fóir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "pretenzioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "pretensiøs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokaznój",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "показно́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "pretencioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "gösterişçi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "intended to impress others",
      "word": "iddialı"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pretentious"
}

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