pretension
Collocations
2VERB + PRETENSION
isn't, strain
PRETENSION + NOUN
perfection
Definitions
noun
A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised to find such sounding pretentions so poorly supported.
Pretentiousness.
verb
To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3As a foreign stamp gazette it is nowhere. An article on Stamp Collecting, by J. E. Gray, “reprinted from one of his books,” and a catalogue of stamps constitute its sole attraction. We are surprised t
WiktionaryThe strain of his pretension is just too much to bear.
Tatoeba · #8312024Art isn't the pretension of perfection.
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