Synonyms: pretence, pretense, pretension
Definition: a false or unsupportable quality
Similar words: artificiality
Definition: the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
Synonyms: pretension, pretentiousness, largeness
Definition: the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
Similar words: unnaturalness
Definition: the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles
Synonyms: pretension
Definition: the advancing of a claim
Usage: his pretension to the crown; the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort
Similar words: claim
Definition: an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
Usage: his claim asked for damages