pretence
Syllables: pre·tenceUK/pɹɪˈtɛns//ˈpɹiːtɛns/
pretence noun: british standard spelling of pretense.
Noun
pretence (countable and uncountable, plural pretences)
- British standard spelling of pretense.
pretence meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
pretence in Hindi
- pretence, deception, hypocrisy, humbug, delusion
- ढकोसला ḍhakoslā
pretence in Marathi
- pretence, facade
- दिखावा dikhāvā
pretence in Urdu
- بہانہ, ڈھونگ, دکھاوا, فعل, حیلہ حوالہ, نخرہ
pretence in Bengali
- pretence
- বাহানা bahana
More languagesFewer languages
- pretence in Telugu
- వంక vaṅka, గచ్చు gaccu
- pretence in Malayalam
- ഭാവിക്കൽ, നടിക്കൽ, ഉപായം
- pretence in Kannada
- ನಟನೆ, ಸೋಗು, ನೆಪ, ತೋರ್ಕೆ
- pretence in Odia
- ଅଖ akha
Forms of pretence
| plural | pretences |
|---|---|
| alternative US | pretense |
| alternative form (archaic) | prætence |
Words formed from pretence
Phrases with pretence
Words that rhyme with pretence
Questions about pretence
- What does pretence mean?
- Pretence means british standard spelling of pretense.
- What is pretence in Hindi?
- Pretence in Hindi is ढकोसला (ḍhakoslā). See Pretence meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pretence?
- Pretence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pretence?
- Pretence is pronounced /ˈpɹiːtɛns/ (US).
- What is the plural of pretence?
- The plural of pretence is pretences.
Words near pretence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pretence (page history and authors); ढकोसला (Hindi) (page history and authors); दिखावा (Marathi) (page history and authors); pretence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বাহানা (Bengali) (page history and authors); గచ్చు (Telugu) (page history and authors); pretence (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pretence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅଖ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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