Usually means: Imaginary or simulated; feigned appearance.
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  1. pretendence: Wordnik
  2. pretendence: Wiktionary
  3. Pretendence: Dictionary.com
  4. Pretendence: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  5. pretendence: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  6. Pretendence: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. pretendence: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Pretendence: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pretendence)

▸ noun:  (obsolete) The act of pretending; pretense.

Similar:
pretence, play-acting, make-believe, false pretence, pretense, feint, pretenderism, feigning, makebelieve, masquerade, more...

Opposite:
authenticity, genuineness, sincerity

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Similar:
pretence, play-acting, make-believe, false pretence, pretense, feint, pretenderism, feigning, makebelieve, masquerade, more...

Opposite:
authenticity, genuineness, sincerity



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