- (a.) Alternative of Pretenceless.
- (n.) That which is pretended; false, deceptive or hypocritical show, argument or reason; pretext; feint.
- (n.) Intention; design.
- (n.) The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
- (n.) The act of holding out or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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