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pretentious

British pronunciation/pɹɪtˈɛnʃəs/
American pronunciation/pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/
pretentious
[ADJECTIF]
1

prétentieux

attempting to appear intelligent, important, or something that one is not, so as to impress others
Antonymes : unpretentious
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2

prétentieux

trying too hard to get attention and impress others
Synonymes : ostentatious
Antonymes : unostentatious
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Exemples
1He's a pretentious son of a gun, but he's got a heart of gold.
2Art is pretentious.
3Your middle name is Pretentious.
4The idea and the story around this one feels a bit more pretentious.
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