PRETENSION
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1T1E1N1S1I1O1N1 = 12
Definition
- noun a false or unsupportable quality. — synonyms: pretense, pretence
- noun the advancing of a claim.
- noun the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth). — synonyms: pretentiousness, largeness
Examples
- “his pretension to the crown”
- “the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort”