pretentious

Definition

  • adjective: having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
  • adjective: characterized by pretension
  • synonyms: presuming, assuming, poseur

Examples

  • The houses in the neighborhood are large and 'pretentious'.

  • a 'pretentiously' decorated hotel

  • a 'pretentious' restaurant/movie

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Okay. - It's unheard of. - She asked me to. So you lie. - What did you tell her? - I told her that she was pretentious. Pretentious? The woman has my tax papers. You told her she's pretentious? The IRS... ...they're like the Mafia. (..)
    1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2
  • (..) I want the truth! The truth? You want the truth?! It is your earrings! It is your chopsticks. But it's so much more. You're pretentious. You call everyone by their full name. You called my doorman Sammy, "Samuel." But you didn't even say Samuel. You went "Samuel." (..)
    1991 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Truth Season: 3 Episode 2