Pretentious
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| + | "THE [[corrective]], not only of this modern desire for [[fame]], but of all highly developed [[Individual |individuality]], is found in [[ridiculous|ridicule]], especially when expressed in the victorious form of [[wit]]. We read in the Middle Ages how hostile armies, princes, and nobles, provoked one another with symbolical [[insult]], and how the defeated party was loaded with symbolical [[outrage]]. […] But wit could not be an independent element in life till its appropriate victim, the developed individual with personal [[Pretentious |pretentions]], had appeared."--''[[The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy]]'' (1860) by Jacob Burckhardt | ||
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| + | "[[Hieronymus Bosch |Hieronymns (Jerome) Bosch]] [...] was a painter of strongly marked [[Individual |individuality]]."--''[[History Of Painting Vol II The Painting Of The Renascence]]'' (1885) by Woltmann and Woermann | ||
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"THE corrective, not only of this modern desire for fame, but of all highly developed individuality, is found in ridicule, especially when expressed in the victorious form of wit. We read in the Middle Ages how hostile armies, princes, and nobles, provoked one another with symbolical insult, and how the defeated party was loaded with symbolical outrage. […] But wit could not be an independent element in life till its appropriate victim, the developed individual with personal pretentions, had appeared."--The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) by Jacob Burckhardt "Hieronymns (Jerome) Bosch [...] was a painter of strongly marked individuality."--History Of Painting Vol II The Painting Of The Renascence (1885) by Woltmann and Woermann |
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- Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
- Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
- Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
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