Pretension Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Pretension

Meaning 1 : a false or unsupportable quality

    Synonyms : pretence,  pretense
Meaning 2 : the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

    Synonyms : largeness,  pretentiousness
Meaning 3 : the advancing of a claim

    Example : his pretension to the crown,the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort