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English and Dutch Translation Search Results for pretension

Summary

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pretension:
- pretentie
Wiktionary:
- pretension → pretentie, aanmatiging

English

Detailed Translations for pretension from English to Dutch

pretension:

pretension [the ~] noun

the pretension (conceitedness)
de pretentie
- pretentie [de ~ (v)] noun

Translation Matrix for pretension:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
pretentie	conceitedness; pretension
-	largeness; pretence; pretense; pretentiousness

Synonyms for "pretension":

pretense; pretence; artificiality
claim
pretentiousness; largeness; unnaturalness

Antonyms for "pretension":

unpretentiousness

Related Definitions for "pretension":

a false or unsupportable quality¹
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)¹
the advancing of a claim¹
- his pretension to the crown¹
- the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort¹

Wiktionary Translations for pretension:

pretension

noun

claim
- pretension → pretentie
pretentiousness
- pretension → aanmatiging

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University