Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretensional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ten-sion-al
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.

adj

Synonym of pretension.

Example Sentences

"Then, if he is well, and his family are well, all the world is well, for any thing he cares; though even here, in many instances, his anxiety for others is merely pretensional, […]"
"The transmission length of prestressing tendons used in pretensional prestressed concrete members has been related to their diameter, similar to bond, anchorage and lap lengths of reinforcing bars in reinforced concrete."

Etymology

From pretension + -al.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre
Suffix: pretension

Synonyms

pretension

Questions

What does pretensional mean?: Of or relating to pretense or pretension; pretended.
Where does pretensional come from?: From pretension + -al.

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