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Definitions for: Pretence
[n] the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
[n] an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
[n] a false or unsupportable quality
[n] imaginative intellectual play
[n] pretending with intention to deceive
Webster (1913) Definition: Pre*tence", n., Pretenceful Pre*tence"ful, a.,
Synonyms: dissembling, feigning, feigning, guise, make-believe, pretending, pretense, pretense, pretense, pretense, pretension, pretext, simulation
See Also: affectation, appearance, artificiality, bluff, color, colour, deceit, deceit, deception, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, hypocrisy, imagery, imagination, imaging, lip service, make-believe, mannerism, masquerade, mental imagery, misrepresentation, pose, pretext, semblance, show, stalking-horse
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