pretense, n.
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(pretenses)
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the act of giving a false appearance
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
feigning pretence pretending pretense simulation
sample sentences
"his conformity was only pretending"
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an artful or simulated semblance
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
guise pretence pretense pretext
sample sentences
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
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a false or unsupportable quality
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pretence pretense pretension
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imaginative intellectual play
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make-believe pretence pretense
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pretending with intention to deceive
<noun.communication>
dissembling feigning pretence pretense
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