Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretentiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ten-tious-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being pretentious.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: affectation, affectedness, false pretense, pretending"
"Possibly her sheer pretentiousness, or that she knew everything about everything, or maybe because she treated her reporters like underoxygenated platypies."
"Wines can be described with words like cigar box and “pencil lead,” or flinty or with hints of sandalwood — oenophiles can veer into what many might deem pretentiousness pretty quick."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pretentious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pretentiousness From pretentious + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pretentiousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

pretentiosity gentility affectation affectedness false pretense pretending pretension largeness

Questions

What does pretentiousness mean?: The quality of being pretentious.
Where does pretentiousness come from?: Etymology tree English pretentious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English pretentiousness From pretentious + -ness.

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