Pretentiousness Definition
pretentiousness
noun
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Words that rhyme with pretentiousness
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