pretentiousnessn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈtɛnʃəsnəs/, U.S.

/priˈtɛn(t)ʃəsnəs/,

/prəˈtɛn(t)ʃəsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretentious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < pretentious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier pretension n.¹ 5b.

The condition or quality of being pretentious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun]

pensifulnessc1450

affectation1548

affection1570

affectedness1622

lady aira1637

fastuousness1649

gentility1650

fastuosity1656

vapouring1656

flatulency1662

hoity-toity1668

pretendingness1701

with an air1701

pretension1706

flatulence1711

uppishness1716

high and mightiness1771

pensieness1825

fine-gentlemanism1831

pretentiousness1838

ambitiousness1845

stuckupishness1853

pretensiveness1859

notion1866

side1870

dog1871

hoity-toityism1881

superiority complex1921

snootiness1932

uppitiness1935

snottiness1973

snoot1984

swag2002

1838 Amer. Monthly Mag. Apr. 375 The pretentiousness, with which it is paraded before us, in the essay we are considering, almost irresistibly awakens our utter contempt.

1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses xii. 172 A pretentious man is, by token of his pretentiousness, a charlatan always.

1880 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 50 Whatever may have been the faults or the pretentiousness of his classifications.

1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons xiv. 209 There were some large new mausoleums here,..as well as a number of monuments of some sculptural pretentiousness.

1949 L. A. G. Strong Maud Cherrill 40 Any hint of affectation or pretentiousness she would have slapped down hard.

2004 A. McCall Smith Sunday Philos. Club xxi. 224 Whisky nosers, as they called themselves, eschewed what they saw as the pretentiousness of wine vocabulary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pretentiousness
释义	pretentiousnessn. Brit. /prᵻˈtɛnʃəsnəs/, U.S. /priˈtɛn(t)ʃəsnəs/, /prəˈtɛn(t)ʃəsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretentious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < pretentious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier pretension n.¹ 5b. The condition or quality of being pretentious. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > pretension to superiority > [noun] pensifulnessc1450 affectation1548 affection1570 affectedness1622 lady aira1637 fastuousness1649 gentility1650 fastuosity1656 vapouring1656 flatulency1662 hoity-toity1668 pretendingness1701 with an air1701 pretension1706 flatulence1711 uppishness1716 high and mightiness1771 pensieness1825 fine-gentlemanism1831 pretentiousness1838 ambitiousness1845 stuckupishness1853 pretensiveness1859 notion1866 side1870 dog1871 hoity-toityism1881 superiority complex1921 snootiness1932 uppitiness1935 snottiness1973 snoot1984 swag2002 1838 Amer. Monthly Mag. Apr. 375 The pretentiousness, with which it is paraded before us, in the essay we are considering, almost irresistibly awakens our utter contempt. 1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses xii. 172 A pretentious man is, by token of his pretentiousness, a charlatan always. 1880 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 50 Whatever may have been the faults or the pretentiousness of his classifications. 1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons xiv. 209 There were some large new mausoleums here,..as well as a number of monuments of some sculptural pretentiousness. 1949 L. A. G. Strong Maud Cherrill 40 Any hint of affectation or pretentiousness she would have slapped down hard. 2004 A. McCall Smith Sunday Philos. Club xxi. 224 Whisky nosers, as they called themselves, eschewed what they saw as the pretentiousness of wine vocabulary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1838
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