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pretensionless

pretensionless adjective: free from pretensions.

Adjective

pretensionless (not comparable)

  1. Free from pretensions.

Origin of pretensionless

From pretension + -less.

Questions about pretensionless

What does pretensionless mean?
Pretensionless means free from pretensions.
What part of speech is pretensionless?
Pretensionless is an adjective.

Words near pretensionless in the dictionary

  1. pretensional
  2. pretensioned
  3. pretensioner
  4. pretensioners
  5. pretensioning
  6. pretensionless
  7. pretensions
  8. pretensive
  9. pretensively
  10. pretensiveness
  11. pretentative

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