pretense :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. imaginative intellectual play

n. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

dissembling, feigning

n. pretending with intention to deceive

pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning

n. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

ostentation

n. pretentious or showy or vulgar display

pose, airs

n. affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"

pretentiousness, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness

n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

disguise, camouflage

n. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"

face

n. the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"

appearance, visual aspect

n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

look, expression, aspect

n. the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment

n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

front, battlefront, front line

n. the line along which opposing armies face each other

pretence, guise, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

mask

n. a covering to disguise or conceal the face

face

n. the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"

pretence, guise, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

disguise, camouflage

n. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"

look, expression, aspect

n. the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

appearance, visual aspect

n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

semblance, color, colour

n. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

reputation

n. the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

dignity, self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard

n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

prevarication, lie

n. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

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