pretence

Senso (Inglese)

1. An act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.
2. Something asserted or alleged on slight evidence; an unwarranted assumption.
3. (obsolete) Intention; design.

Sinonimi

pretense

pretext

excuse

dissimulation

trick

feigning

hypocrisy

deceit

simulation

make-believe

pretense

show

deception

pretending

pretension

feint

affectation

humbug

dissembling

fraud

guise

act

lie

masquerade

sham

artifice

disguise

stratagem

plea

appearances

craft

wile

cunning

imitation

impersonation

imposition

imposture

snidery

makebelieve

make believe

bragging

malingering

false appearance

mimicry

ostentation

pageant

parade

plausibility

pose

practice

bluff

blind

behavior

artificiality

scam

self-esteem

self-importance

affectedness

shift

showing off

snide

stalking-horse

strawman

straw man

subterfuge

airs

try

unreal

vanity

varnish

false

display

dissemblance

virtual image

detour

dodge

play act

craftiness

forgery

playing to the gallery

behaviour

hoax

drama

colour

Con trattino come

pre‧tence

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɹiːtɛns/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus (past participle of praetendō (“to pretend”), from prae- (“before”) + tendō (“to stretch”)).