n. | 1. | The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. |
2. | A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; |
Noun | 1. | pretension - a false or unsupportable quality |
2. | pretension - the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" | |
3. | pretension - the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) Synonyms: pretentiousness |