pretentious

pre·ten·tious  (pr-tnshs)

adj.

1. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified.

2. Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy.

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pre·tentious·ly adv.

pre·tentious·ness n.

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pretentious [prɪˈtɛnʃəs]

adj

1. making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly

2. having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious

pretentiously  adv

pretentiousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
	2.	pretentious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" ostentatious
	3.	pretentious - (of a display) tawdry or vulgar ostentatious tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

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pretentious

adjective affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous, assuming, hollow, inflated, extravagant, high-flown, flaunting, grandiose, conceited, showy, ostentatious, snobbish, puffed up, bombastic, specious, grandiloquent, vainglorious, high-sounding, highfalutin (informal), overambitious, arty-farty (informal), magniloquent He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
modest, unaffected, simple, natural, plain, unassuming, unpretentious

Translations

pretentious [prɪˈtenʃəs] ADJ (= affected) → pretencioso; (= ostentatious and vulgar) → cursi

pretentious [prɪˈtɛnʃəs] adj → prétentieux/euse

pretentious

adj (= pretending to be important) → anmaßend; speech, style, book → hochtrabend, hochgestochen; (= ostentatious) → angeberisch, protzig (inf), → großkotzig (inf); house, restaurant, décor → pompös, bombastisch

pretentious [prɪˈtɛnʃəs] adj → pretenzioso/a

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pretentious [prɪˈtɛnʃəs] adj → pretenzioso/a