претенциозный — meaning in English
pretentsioznyy
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English meaning
- ambitious adj Having a strong desire for success, power, or achievement.
- entitled adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
- pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.
Senses
претенциозный is used for these senses in English:
- ambitious (of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
- pretentious Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
ambitious — full definition
- adj Having a strong desire for success, power, or achievement.
- adj Requiring great effort or resources to accomplish; large in scope.
entitled — full definition
- adjective Given a particular title, as of a book or piece of writing.
- adjective Having a legal or moral right to something.
- adjective Believing, often wrongly, that you deserve special treatment.