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teeskentely — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affectation noun An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  • pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
  • pretending noun The act of imagining or acting out something that isn't real; make-believe.
  • simulation noun A model or reproduction of a real system or situation, used to study or predict how it behaves.

Senses

teeskentely is used for these senses in English:

  • affectation An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. [from 1548]
  • pretend Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned.
  • pretending The act of imagining; make-believe.
  • simulation (soccer) The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.

affectation — full definition

  1. noun An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
  2. noun An unusual mannerism.
  3. noun An ostentatious fondness for something.

pretend — full definition

  1. verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
  2. adj Not genuine; imaginary or made up as part of a game.

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