Crossword-Solution: PRETENCE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pretence | a. | Alt. of Pretenceless |
| Pretence | n. | The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension. |
| Pretence | n. | The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death. |
| Pretence | n. | That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint. |
| Pretence | n. | Intention; design. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETAER
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greedy person
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Sentences with PRETENCE (5)
Gabriel, without making any pretence of being lively, did nothing to show that he was particularly dull.
Brogard had also produced a bottle of wine and some bread, and Marguerite made an effort to draw her chair to the table and to make some pretence at eating.
CHAUCER Notwithstanding the occasional exhortation and chiding of his companion, the noise of the horsemen’s feet continuing to approach, Wamba could not be prevented from lingering occasionally on the road, upon every pretence which occurred; now catching from the hazel a cluster of half-ripe nuts, and now turning his head to leer after a cottage maiden who crossed their path.
CHAPTER 16 A Desperate Plan As I had ridden publicly in Zenda, and had talked there with Rupert Hentzau, of course all pretence of illness was at an end.
Bulan made no pretence of knowing the way, the most that he would say being that eventually they must come to the river.
Quotes with PRETENCE (3)
That's what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretence. It's true, we're locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like …
Nobility is a lie. A pretence that high standing comes from anything more than money or martial prowess. Any dolt can play the noble, and as you'll discover in time, daughter, it's mostly dolts who do.
I smiled sweetly at his embarressment, beginning to walk again, kicking up golden leaves. I heard him scuffling leaves behind me. "And what was the point of this again?" Forget it!" Sam said. "Do you you like this place or not?" I stoped in my tracks, spinning to face him. "Hey." I pointed at him; he raised his eyebrows and stopped in his tracks. "You didn't think Jack would be here at all, did you?" His thick black eyebrows went up even farther. Did you evan intend to look f…
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1952–1969).