pretense
/pri,tɛns/
noun
8 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
An artful or simulated semblance.
2
Pretending with intention to deceive.
3
A false or unsupportable quality.
4
The act of giving a false appearance.
5
Imaginative intellectual play.
WORD FORMS
Related formpretend
Related formpretentious
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetensepray
Starts & ends withP … E
Syllablespre · tense
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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