noun
Meaning 1
The act of imagining; make-believe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pretend
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pretending
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of pretend
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of giving a false appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his conformity was only pretending
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pretense, pretence, simulation, feigning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
Narrower terms: appearance, show, make-believe, pretend, affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness, masquerade
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: teeskentely — act of imagining
- Russian: притворство (pritvorstvo) — act of imagining
- Spanish: artistaje — act of imagining
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