pretence

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pretence

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pretence : ඉච්චාව

pretence : කෞටිකරූපණය

pretence : අයිතිවාසිකම් කියා පෑම

pretence : බොරුවට ඇඟවීම

pretence : ව්‍යාජය

pretence : ව්‍යාදේශනය

pretence : රැවටිල්ල

pretence definition

Adjective. Alt. of Pretenceless

Noun.

  1. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
  2. 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.
  3. That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
  4. Intention; design.