pretence

noun

1. a false or unsupportable quality

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms pretense pretension

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. an artful or simulated semblance

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms guise pretense pretext

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. pretending with intention to deceive

   noun.communication

   Synonyms dissembling feigning pretense

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. imaginative intellectual play

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms make-believe pretense

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. the act of giving a false appearance

   noun.act

   Synonyms feigning pretending pretense simulation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. See <u>Pretense</u>, <u>Pretenseful</u>, <u>Pretenseless</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913