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Vinony

pretentiousness

noun

  1. unwarranted claim to importance or distinction
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Wiktionary

noun

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.

  1. The quality of being pretentious.

    “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.”