Definitions for pretension
Overview of noun pretension
The noun pretension has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pretension, pretense, pretence
(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. pretentiousness, pretension, largeness
(the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth))
