pretentiousness

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural pretentiousnesses)

The quality of being pretentious.

Origin

pretentious +"Ž -ness

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Finally, the likeness of an edible species to a warningly coloured inedible one in the same locality is termed " pseudaposematic," in allusion to the pretentiousness or falsity of the warning signal.

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