"pretenseless" meaning in English

See pretenseless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pretenseless [comparative], most pretenseless [superlative]
Etymology: 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.
    Sense id: en-pretenseless-en-adj-Hj56rm58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

Alternative forms

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