devoid of pretence

Definition

Definition of devoid of pretence - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

genuine person

not trying to seem more important or different

Her speech was devoid of pretence and very honest.
He is devoid of pretence in all his dealings.
Their friendship was devoid of pretence and full of trust.

authentic

sincere

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Expressions with devoid

devoid of

adj.

completely lacking a specific quality or thing

The desert is devoid of water.

devoid of expression

adj.

showing no emotion or feeling in face or voice

Her face was devoid of expression during the meeting.

Expressions with pretence

make a pretence of

act as if something is true when it is not

He made a pretence of being interested in the story.

abandon all pretence of

stop pretending or trying to hide true feelings or intentions

He abandoned all pretence of caring about the outcome.

false pretence

deceptive appearance or action intended to deceive

He gained her trust under false pretence..

on the pretence of

adv.

using a false reason as an excuse for something

He entered the building on the pretence of fixing the lights.

make a pretence of doing

act as if doing something without really doing it

She made a pretence of studying to avoid chores.

under the pretence of

adv.

acting with a false reason or excuse

He visited her under the pretence of borrowing a book.

make no pretence

act honestly without trying to hide true feelings or facts

He makes no pretence about his dislike for the job.

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French:sans prétention, ...
German:ohne Allüren, ...
Italian:senza pretese, ...
Spanish:sincero, ...
Portuguese:sincero, ...
Chinese:真诚的, ...
Japanese:偽りのない, ...
Arabic:خالي مِنَ التَّصَنُّع, ...
Hebrew:פָּשׁוּט, ...
Russian:искренний, ...
Ukrainian:щирий, ...
Hindi:निष्कपट, ...
Bengali:ভণ্ডামি মুক্ত, ...
Catalan:sense pretensions, ...
Czech:nepředstíraný, ...
Danish:ægte, ...
Dutch:zonder pretenties, ...
Greek:ανεπιτήδευτος, ...
Hungarian:természetes, ...
Khmer:មិនធ្វើពុត, ...
Korean:꾸밈없는, ...
Persian:بی‌تظاهر, ...
Polish:bezpretensjonalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem pretensão, ...
Romanian:fără pretenții, ...
Swedish:utan förställa sig, ...
Thai:ที่ไม่มีการเสแสร้ง, ...
Turkish:samimi, ...
Vietnamese:không giả tạo, ...

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