# pretension

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #63,906

## Definitions
1. A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
2. Pretentiousness.

## Etymology
From Middle English pretencioun, pretensioun, from Medieval Latin prētēnsiō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pretension