pretence

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; appearance, show
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; make-believe, pretend
the enactment of a pretense; affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display; masquerade
making a false outward show; attitude
a theatrical pose created for effect; radical chic
an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them

Type of:: deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation
the act of deceiving

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; bluff
pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; pretext, stalking-horse
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason; hypocrisy, lip service
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction; putoff
a pretext for delay or inaction; crocodile tears
a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping

Type of:: artificiality
the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally

Type of:: color, colour, gloss, semblance
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

Type of:: imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery
the ability to form mental images of things or events

DEFINITIONS OF: pretence