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noun • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • the act of giving a false appearance | ||||||||
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noun • affected manners intended to impress others | ||||||||
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noun • an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment • something intended to communicate a particular impression • pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression verb • give an exhibition of to an interested audience • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment • provide evidence for • make visible or noticeable • show in, or as in, a picture • give expression to • indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively • be or become visible or noticeable • indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments • give evidence of, as of records • take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums • finish third or better in a horse or dog race | ||||||||
Affectation Crossword Clue
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PRETENCE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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PRETENCE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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| The Guardian Quick02 Jun 2017 | Down 13 | |
| New York Times25 Feb 2016 | Across 35 | |
| The Guardian Quick01 Jan 2014 | Down 7 | |
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