pretence or (US) pretense (prɪˈtɛns) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of pretending |
| 2. | a false display; affectation |
| 3. | a claim, esp a false one, to a right, title, or distinction |
| 4. | make-believe or feigning |
| 5. | a false claim or allegation; pretext |
| 6. | a less common word for pretension |
| pretense or (US) pretense | |
| —n | |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |