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) ;