| 单词 | pretentiousness |
| 例句 | Some other passages slide perilously close to pretentiousness, and much is shrouded in obscurity and frisky quirkiness. Review: Nathan Lane, You’ve Got a Part (This Time) in ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z A reporter might observe the pretentiousness of the young actor showing up with a thick paperback classic, except that he knew the book and talked at length about Herman Melville’s personal travails. The Actor Michael Cera Is Now Writing and Directing, Too 2013-07-03T12:00:01Z This wasn’t some childish rebellion or bohemian pretentiousness, this was something lawyers did! If not my surname or my husband’s, could we call our child after a New Zealand volcano? 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z This avoids pretentiousness all right, but gives people very little to cling to. Killing Joke: 'We've lost all our friends. We're the only ones we've got left' – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-03-27T13:38:11Z It is telling that the Puppies simultaneously hold themselves out as the guardians of quality literature and as the protectors of “fun” fiction against the forces of pretentiousness. The alt-right attacks sci-fi: How the Hugo Awards got hijacked by Trumpian-style culture warriors 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z He disliked arty pretentiousness: "I'm more of an entertainer, I make shows, really, I make pieces, I don't make work." Nigel Charnock obituary 2012-08-07T14:06:41Z Hawke’s comments met with a mixed reception online, where many accused him of pretentiousness. Ethan Hawke: superhero movies are overrated 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Somber and exciting, the film, directed by Matt Reeves, shows how large-scale action filmmaking can explore political and moral matters without bogging down in pretentiousness. The Best Movies of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “It was a first-class experience without the pretentiousness of the rest of the world,” said Bob Rice, a guest from Needham, Mass., who stayed at the property with his family eight times. Caneel Bay: Why a Caribbean Paradise Remains in Ruins 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The bad news, in addition to a certain amount of black-box, black turtleneck pretentiousness that is a hallmark of late-career DeLillo, is that “The Silence” reads like the first two chapters of a disaster novel. Don DeLillo, an Old Hand at Paranoia and Dread, Meets Us Where We Are 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The precision of his description, here, grounds the poem so effectively that it would seem an act of pretentiousness on the part of the reader to load the activities described with metaphor. Poem of the week: Showing Me by Sam Gardiner 2011-04-04T09:59:20Z Edward Meadham and Benjamin Kirchhoff hacked into fashion’s pretentiousness, but their humor was not all farce. Fashion Review: Young Designers Lead the Way at London Fashion Shows - Fashion Review 2011-09-21T17:58:26Z Mr. Garner disdained the pretentiousness of the acting profession. James Garner, Witty, Handsome Leading Man, Dies at 86 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z The New Yorker's James Wood applauded Heti's "freedom from pretentiousness and cant", but called the book "hideously narcissistic". Sheila Heti: 'I love dirty books' 2013-01-19T17:30:01Z And yes, let’s acknowledge that Mr. Mehldau’s new release probably won’t mollify anyone who likes to grouse about a perception of grandiose interiority in his music, let alone the cerebral quality often filed under pretentiousness. Brad Mehldau Evolves in ‘10 Years Solo Live,’ a New Boxed Set 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z One of the best things about the film is its lack of pretentiousness. 127 Hours: 'A complete sensory ordeal' 2011-01-17T22:15:01Z He's hip without being a hippie – that is, he's without the pretentiousness and pomposity which afflicts too many hippies. Jimi Hendrix's 70th birthday: celebrate with a classic interview 2012-11-27T00:02:01Z “Taking the pretentiousness out of luxury,” said Mr. Wang backstage, offering just that spirit in a fast, strong show. Special Report: Fashion: Addicted to Love 2011-02-13T17:19:03Z It was through this cast of characters that many people first got aestheticism's measure in terms of its follies and pretentiousness. Aesthetic values 2011-03-26T00:05:03Z “The Shrine/An Argument,” despite the prog- rock pretentiousness of its title, harked back to vintage Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Review | Fleet Foxes, bigger and better after hiatus 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z For all its technical perfection, however, there’s an off-putting artistic pretentiousness about Mr. Monteleone’s Four Seasons. Art Review: It?s the Craftsman, Not the Singer or the Song 2011-02-10T22:57:32Z If a book on pretentiousness is deemed pretentious, no example of a plain-speaking, salt-of-the-earth study of the topic will be given. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z When he was still a young man, friends mocked his pretentiousness by naming their dog M’lord Turner. Review: ‘Turner,’ a Portrait of a Most Dazzling and Disagreeable Artist 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The New York Post's Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote that the play is "overreaching and underachieving, its hollow pretentiousness even more glaring under the bright Broadway lights." Hugh Jackman opens 'The River' on Broadway to sharply divided reviews 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z This is generally a good thing, though it can also mean periodic forays into pretentiousness. Meet an Intergalactic Spider in ‘Spaceman of Bohemia’ 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z These sources are discussed, with deliberately clumsy pretentiousness, in a sort of symposium that is conducted early in this hourlong show. Theater Review: Radiohole’s ‘Inflatable Frankenstein’ at the Kitchen 2013-01-06T22:46:36Z Come Swim is a bit rough around the edges – some of the film’s whispered dialogue has a hint of perfume ad pretentiousness– but, for a debut, it’s impressive. Kristen Stewart on her directing debut: 'The best female film-makers are compulsive freaks' 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The production, in the magical Dock Street Theater, matches the heartlessness and pretentiousness of the opera itself. The Operas ‘Facing Goya’ and ‘Katya Kabanova,’ at Spoleto 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Bartenders ask customers their names and the beer styles they like or dislike, then make suggestions and pour beers in a conversation that steers clear of “smugness and pretentiousness,” Mr. Ross said. Last Call for the Beer Bar? 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Perhaps it intimidated Hollywood with its pretentiousness and besides it was about a movie actor. Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Consider the name, a wink at French pretentiousness but also a throwback to the time he took a break from cooking: “playing dead, like a possum,” explains the chef. Here’s proof you should dip into Richmond’s diverse restaurant scene 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “There is a kind of swagger and daring, a playful ambitiousness and a dry wit that undercuts it all and prevents it tipping into pretentiousness.” How a French Novelist Turns the Tables on History 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z In her landmark essay "Notes on 'Camp,'" Susan Sontag defines the aesthetic as such: "artifice, frivolity, naïve middle-class pretentiousness and shocking excess." If entertaining is a domestic performance, let Thanksgiving be camp 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Though it’s more fun to imagine that he’s commenting on pretentiousness in the art world. Critic’s Notebook: Horror Films at the Tribeca Film Festival 2013-04-17T22:10:07Z To accuse someone of pretentiousness, of trying to stand out, affirms the fact that you fit in with everyone else. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z This novel walks a high wire between pretentiousness and a kind of cool, disembodied unease. In ‘Pew,’ a Mysterious Stranger Tests a Small Town’s Tolerance 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The Taz said it veered into "pretentiousness", and the Tagesspiegel said that, like the Occupiers, it identified a problem while offering no solution. Indignados film brings Occupy ideas to the big screen 2012-02-10T18:03:56Z But then I've never understood the popularity of the pretentiousness of "Inception." Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Always, there is a concerted attempt to give pretentiousness a good name. New band of the day ? No 1,074: Alphabet Saints 2011-08-01T15:47:00Z “Field of Dreams” and “Bad News Bears” are both decent enough movies, but the A.F.R. would cut down on the pretentiousness of the one and the cuteness of the other. ‘Wedding Planner Mystery’ and ‘Dead Still’ Share a Theme 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z At times, there is a pretentiousness to Emezi’s writing, when they do find the voice to talk about their greatness. Review | Akwaeke Emezi’s memoir is a healing ritual for the displaced 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z But if you follow art and can’t stomach a certain level of pretentiousness, you’ll forever be stuck in the shallow end of the pool. Books of The Times: ?Draw It With Your Eyes Closed,? Edited by Paper Monument 2012-03-29T16:33:22Z Surely of all the character sins one can commit, pretentiousness is not the worst. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z Accusations of pretentiousness came with the move into orchestral performance, which rankled with Droste. Grizzly Bear: freed from captivity 2010-05-27T21:01:00Z Such work demands abundant creativity, performance skill, discipline and that elusive thing called talent to pave the way — and keep pretentiousness and turgidity at bay. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z All the while, the shells keep pretentiousness at bay. Lucky DeBellevue: ‘Open Concept’ 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s Della’s ability to see through Jack’s persona that saves him — and this novel — from pretentiousness. Review | In ‘Jack,’ Marilynne Robinson’s fourth Gilead novel, a lost soul embarks on an impossible love affair 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Wine oratory and pretentiousness are never welcome, though judgment always is. There’s More to Rosé Than You May Think 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z More often, these meditations set off the pretentiousness alarm that rests, like a smoke detector, at the top of one’s mind. Sex and Faith Overheat in Jamie Quatro’s ‘Fire Sermon’ 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z To elevate the pretentiousness of “nosing” your wine, raise your eyebrows and your pinkie finger. Wine 101: Key terms to help you find the bottle of your dreams 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z What keeps “Westworld” interesting in its early going, despite its flat patches and flights of pretentiousness, is its willingness to think big. Review: ‘Westworld’ Is a Provocative but Flawed Sci-Fi Shoot-’Em-Up 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Picasso captures an idea about Stein, her canniness, perhaps even a touch of her wily pretentiousness. Review | The Félix Vallotton exhibition at the Met is not to be missed 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Some of X’s pretentiousness — she is given to statements like “To be rebellious and to distrust rebellion is the plight of the tragic artist” — bleeds over into the book itself. ‘Biography of X’ Rewrites a Life Story and an American Century 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z He intended to make a point about advanced degrees and the pretentiousness of titles. How the dusty old op-ed pages became the red-hot outrage-generating machine of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z For diners, the mall is best known for its eating-and-drinking zone named, with matchless pretentiousness, the Restaurant Collection. Why Does This Fancy Shopping Mall Smell Like Street Meat? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z "A classical education saves you from being fooled by pretentiousness," Chandler explained. A Mysterious Something in the Light: Raymond Chandler, A Life by Tom Williams – review 2012-08-16T07:00:01Z You think the baroque/modern historical games of “Goldberg” are going to cripple the work with pretentiousness, but the opposite happens. New York City Ballet Double Bill at Lincoln Center 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The baselines against which authenticity and pretentiousness are calibrated vary wildly. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z He punctured pretentiousness and established a level of truth in his work as an actor. Pete Postlethwaite obituary 2011-01-03T18:27:54Z There’s a refreshing lack of pretentiousness, with Ranganathan not afraid to rant about the level of guacamole in the perfect burrito or giggle self-effacingly about calling a hit “a big smash”. Hip Hop Saved My Life With Romesh Ranganathan: a rapper’s delight 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z It wasn't snide or snarky, it was never bored or jaded; but it was abundantly aware of the sheer ridiculousness of the pop machine, and of pop stars' preening and pretentiousness. Young Arts Critics 2010: critical conditions 2010-05-24T20:30:00Z Real pretentiousness comes when the creator of a work is more concerned with displaying his or her intellect than communicating something real. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z We value our artists' time and pretentiousness – let them disappear into the woods to create – but don't do the same for coders. The future of music: technology is amazing, but 'music's a human thing' 2013-06-15T23:05:20Z Instead, stereotypes of upwardly mobile women tend to be especially stigmatising, emphasising pretentiousness and pushiness. The class pay gap: why it pays to be privileged 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Instead, she writes, in a passage that sets this book’s tone of sleek, international, Bono-level pretentiousness, “I preferred to play with the shadows of passing cars on the wall.” Review: Marina Abramovic’s ‘Walk Through Walls,’ a Memoir of Masochism and Pretension 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Art’s pretentiousness marks it for parody, but the best parodies come from a place of love. From I Love Dick to Louie: can TV shows help people understand art? 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z In another episode of “Snow,” a heroine reclines, and sounding more like Mr. Move than Graham herself, intones a verbal monologue that is an exercise in pretentiousness. Dance Review: Lauding a Great Artist With No Example of Her Greatness 2011-03-16T21:49:32Z But Mr. Donovan, a versatile actor and lately a director, said that in his own Irish family “lace curtain” was no epithet, in spite of Margie’s insinuation that it signifies pretentiousness. In a Broadway Role, Many Returns 2011-04-01T23:24:09Z Continuing to make this principled stand against pretentiousness, Corgan staggers around a number of meandering rock songs in search of hokey mysticism. The Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania – review 2012-06-21T20:30:02Z There is, however, an inordinately long scene of him shaving his beard down to stubble the morning after the show while, in voice-over, he discusses pretentiousness: It’s dull first, funny second. Movie Review: ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits,’ LCD Soundsystem’s Swan Song 2012-07-27T00:30:52Z But we’re with Clarence and QT when it comes to pretentiousness, which is one sin that no one has ever accused him of. Quentin Tarantino's artful pulp: On alchemy, fantasy and "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Paula, played with deliciously self-assured pretentiousness by Lucy Taylor, is a most seductive mentor, who expects her acolytes to communicate with her by brain waves. Tina Satter’s ‘Ancient Lives’ Is at the Kitchen 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z It is axiomatic that pretentiousness makes no one look good. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z And for an artist such as Bjork, continually restless and inventive, success means navigating the shoals of doing too little and daring too much, which means some amount of pretentiousness is almost inevitable. Why is MoMA featuring an exhibit showcasing Bjork’s pretentiousness? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z A nimble case for pretentiousness as a willingness to take risks. 100 Notable Books of 2016 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z And to keep the pretentiousness at a dull roar, a live pianist will be on hand for drunken sing-alongs. Art Basel Miami?s Big-Buzz 10 2010-11-29T17:25:00Z Often they just cannot believe what they are looking at, picking holes in some very rudimentary film-making mistakes as well as mocking the overlong, overblown action sequences and the incredible level of pretentiousness. Commission us: films that only get better with a good DVD commentary 2010-10-14T11:33:00Z If what’s pretentious for one person is innovative or enthralling for another, is debating pretentiousness simply just another way of talking about taste? In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z And pretentiousness has always been associated with the rich, although Miss Manners has also noticed examples elsewhere. Perspective | Miss Manners: Can I plan ahead for leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner with my daughter’s in-laws? 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z “I think it’s a combination of the pretentiousness of the people involved and their total market penetration,” O’Keefe said. How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In the arts, pretentiousness is the brand of witchcraft used by scheming cultural mandarins to keep the great unwashed at bay. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z There is a heady mix of insouciant charm, playful irony and risible pretentiousness throughout the Museum of Modern Art’s new Bjork retrospective, which opens on Sunday. Why is MoMA featuring an exhibit showcasing Bjork’s pretentiousness? 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z He changed the signature to “Sent from my brain,” as a way to protest what he calls “brand pretentiousness.” Noticed: Users of iPhones Put a Flourish in E-Signatures 2011-02-11T22:46:06Z Nor it is meant to confuse pretentiousness with its ugly cousin, snobbery. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z At best, we’re left with the stark elements of a parable, which raises the book’s pretentiousness quotient to dangerously high levels. Review | Dave Eggers’s ‘The Parade’ is a heartbreaking work of staggering cynicism 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Arguing about rules, regulations and right or wrong ways of doing things is one way of talking about the amateur and the professional; social categories that make pretentiousness an even knottier issue. In defence of pretentiousness | Dan Fox 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z It’s a ridiculous and hilarious scene, and it’s about as sophisticated as the humor gets; no pretentiousness here. Review: ‘Detroiters,’ Two Admen Gleefully Selling Ineptitude 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Juggling both the pretentiousness of a mad scientist and the grief of a father, Offerman is working way outside the sardonic stylings he’s known for, and he doesn’t always meet the challenge. Review | Does fascinating techno-thriller ‘Devs’ hold the key to FX’s streaming future? 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z It slips into pretentiousness only to slip right back out again. Cormac McCarthy’s Unsettling Dream of a Novel 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z What intrigued me then was the undisguised pretentiousness that accompanied the whole gaudy business. Let them eat McMansions! The 1 percent, income inequality, and new-fashioned American excess 2014-04-13T11:00:00Z What we often call pretentiousness, especially among the younger of us, is little more than a trying on of a cerebral life. It’s good to be pretentious! 2012-06-28T00:00:00Z The nuances of race are also present in the show’s cultural specificity, such as the depiction of a Korean American church community or the fine art-world pretentiousness of Amy’s Japanese American husband and family. ‘Beef’ is a rare treat: A fresh take on Asian American representation 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Perhaps not surprisingly, narcissistic arrogance can also come out in the ways one usually associated with pomposity — "pretentiousness, preening, snobbery, a sense they are better than others," according to Durvasula. The 8 traits that can help you identify a narcissist, according to experts 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z He’s easy to get along with, easy to understand and, and there’s no pretentiousness with him. Commanders special teams ace Jeremy Reaves voted first-team all-pro 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z My tastes broadened a bit in college, with a whiff of pretentiousness: Sam Cooke, Duke Ellington, Tom Waits, Benny Goodman, Jacques Brel and a jazz fusion band called Weather Report. Confessions of a middle-aged fanboy 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z "This story for me is about privilege for privileges' sake or pretentiousness for pretentiousness' sake," Taylor-Joy told Reuters at the film's London premiere on Wednesday. Ralph Fiennes cooks up culinary heaven and hell in 'The Menu' 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Besides its portions, prices and flavors, it’s ironically Ravi’s lack of pretentiousness that gives it cache. Popular Pakistani restaurant stands test of time in Dubai 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The class had been watching French New Wave films and Braden decided to parody their pretentiousness. The Seattle man who’s watched over 10,000 cat videos and isn’t stopping 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z There seems to be a really great sense of humor and lack of pretentiousness in Chicago and Illinois. Jane Lynch leads a gleeful tour of Illinois, the actor’s home state 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Grandmaster Restaurant is a beautiful location in Hollywood without the pretentiousness. 14 gift ideas that can make Mother’s Day feel like more than a once-a-year occurrence 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Some of that is a little bit tongue-in-cheek because I feel like the pretentiousness level in the art world is so high that I literally would not even want to be called an artist. The digital artist known as Beeple: ‘I’m just trying to expand people’s idea of what art is’ 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z But the thing that gives Cincy an edge is its lack of pretentiousness. Ahead of the Super Bowl, Cincinnati native bares all about the Bengals 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z As objectionable as movies that pander to the audience are those that indulge in provocation or pretentiousness for their own sake. Review | The Palme d’Or-winning ‘Titane’ wants to make you squirm 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z And like Brando, he was often dismissive of pretentiousness and self-importance among filmmakers. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Magnetic Star of the French New Wave, Dies at 88 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Kramer hated attempts to dismiss his work as “merely” political, and yet he sniffed at the pretentiousness of those who would call it art. Larry Kramer, Prophet and Pussycat 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It’s large, but not Whole Foods large, reasonably priced, with zero pretentiousness or attitude; it attracts a range of customers from every local demographic. Coronavirus hasn’t just infected bodies – it’s infected our consciousness too | Francine Prose 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Packets of arty narration edge the film toward pretentiousness here and there, but the rest of the film fights back. The five TV shows we can't get enough of this week 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z That may sound pretentious, but I think there’s a place for pretentiousness in art. Garth Greenwell: 'Sex is an extraordinary subject for a writer' 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in parts of social media, the phrase “personal brand” has become a kind of ironic millennial in-joke, a byword for pretentiousness. Twenty years of the Beckhams: how they ushered in our era of personal branding 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z For some people in the US, the French language is seen as "a kind of shorthand for intellectual pretentiousness", according to Mr Nichols, the writer. Why would an American learn Norwegian? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z "At the risk of tripping myself up and plunging into pretentiousness, I don't know how I could've done anything that would've been more... 'instantly gratifying' than this," Turner told Q Magazine. Critics' top albums of 2018 revealed 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z It was a typically wry response from a writer who found delight in lacerating the pretentiousness of others. Tom Wolfe, Author of ‘The Right Stuff’ and ‘Bonfire of the Vanities,’ Dies 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The lyrics sometimes veer into pretentiousness, more so than on the group’s breakthrough 2015 release, “Birds Say,” and some of the melodies are cloying. Review: Darlingside sometimes soars on inconsistent album 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z She auditions for the school musical, goes to prom, dabbles in pretentiousness and stands by her dubious musical taste. The 10 Best Actors of the Year 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z This is a horrible delusion that encourages the worst kind of unexpressive, oddly impersonal pretentiousness. Jim Carrey's art is yet more proof that Hollywood stars should avoid the canvas 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z And while she enjoys the performance art aspect of someone like Lady Gaga, she finds the pretentiousness irritating. Celeste Barber: 'I get miffed with fashionistas thinking they are better than others' 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z “There was a pretentiousness from the history of the beat generation that congregated around North Beach where the school was. That was not our thing.” Larry Sultan: the artist-in-residence for America's middle-class suburbia 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z This wasn’t pretentiousness; he wasn’t proud of it; indeed, this feeling of “not being with it” contributed to his extreme shyness. My life with Oliver Sacks: ‘He was the most unusual person I had ever known’ 2017-03-26T04:00:00Z Then there was Anna Peele’s excellent interview with Miles Teller in US Esquire in which she unforgettably skewered his pretentiousness. Why do so many male journalists think female stars are flirting with them? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Also worth mentioning: They play individual sports, which means no one else is impacted by their fathers’ pretentiousness. Lonzo Ball is next great NBA star — just ask his dad 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Melody Lanes does not have the prices or pretentiousness of fancier Manhattan bowling spots, but it does draw a crowd. At Melody Lanes, Shoes and Attitude 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z As this opinion piece describes, now it's absorbed in pretentiousness and "house greed". The Price of Australia’s Real Estate Boom 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z “West Side Story” never quite shakes off an aura of pretentiousness but its portentousness is stronger and that is all to the good. Even decades later, the music, choreography and effect of 'West Side Story' are hard to resist 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z While you’re catching your breath, let me assure you that Moor mixes these and other ingredients into a highly satisfying whole, neatly avoiding the pitfall of pretentiousness. The deep, greater meaning of following a trail 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It might demystify an office that has become now swollen with inappropriate powers and swaddled in a pretentiousness discordant with a republic’s ethic of simplicity. The inaugural address we won’t hear next January, but should 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Tales of musical obsession, hero worship, fleeting allegiances, pretentiousness and abject failure have all emerged under the banner of #indieamnesty. Music fans share most embarrassing memories in Indie Amnesty - BBC News 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Think of pretentiousness as holding something in front of you, like actors wearing masks in ancient Greek tragedy, or medieval knights presenting their escutcheon. Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Federer is adored worldwide, but probably because his fans are too ignorant to understand his pretentiousness. Djokovic's body clock gives him time 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z There is a realism around the club, a distinct lack of pretentiousness. Premier League 2015-16 preview No13: Southampton | Jacob Steinberg 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The content is easy to follow, and it helps that Marco has removed any sense of pretentiousness he usually applies to his cooking. Five YouTube Channels That Will Make You A Better Cook 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z This is when the government gets big and activist, and one has to hedge one’s own real economic activity so as to take into account government capriciousness, pretentiousness, waste, and mistakes. Get Real, Monetary Policy 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Plato hated actors for concealing the authentic and does that not really get to the heart of pretentiousness? Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z I know pretentiousness seems like a good substitute but it really doesn't serve you well. Obamacare and inequality: A healthy dose of redistribution 2014-01-29T17:29:55Z Lots of companies use words the wrong way, distorting the real dynamic of the customer relationship with pretentiousness or smooth talking. Cut the Bullshit. Here's What Customers Really Want 2013-07-08T15:07:29Z Time, it may be, has given the stone mellowness; certain it is that Houghton now, in spite of a certain pretentiousness of Ionic columns, is really pleasing. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Charla, who died of breast cancer at 58 on Jan. 23, loved beauty and luxury but disdained pretentiousness and snobbery. Remembering Charla Krupp, 1953-2012 2012-01-26T12:05:37Z For what is pretentiousness, if not the obverse of authenticity? Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z A fact which he, with his energetic candor scoring pretentiousness, had made clear in his generous recognition of where our paths met. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Hence the confusion of fundamental conceptions, and in general the unspeakable crudeness and awkwardness that appears from under the covering of affectation and pretentiousness in the philosophical attempts of the generation thus brought up. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z The memory of it springs fresh to this day, and it requires little effort to recall the place as it stood, in all its pristine pretentiousness, until 1880, or thereabouts. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z It was a pleasant song, pleasantly sung, and the entire absence of pretentiousness and of affectation in the song and the singing was more noticeable than the positive excellence of either. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z If one person’s pretentiousness is another person’s innovation, are we not arguing over taste? Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z It was a large, staring frame building, void of all pretentiousness and outward devotional sign. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z The best lesson that Saturn teaches is self-control, prudence, patience, chastity, thrift and the meditative mind, as well as to distinguish between real worth and superficial pretentiousness. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z He changed the signature to "Sent from my brain," as a way to protest what he calls "brand pretentiousness." Put a personal twist on your e-signature 2011-02-17T03:30:05Z A sarcastic saying on pretentiousness is seen in, "Great doings at Gregory's; heated the oven twice for a custard." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Does being knowingly pretentious invalidate a work’s pretentiousness, rendering it authentic? Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z In the ‘New Republic’ the characters said to represent Huxley and Clifford are completely disguised by their pompous pretentiousness. Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History The best lesson that Saturn teaches is self-control, prudence, patience, chastity, thrift and the meditative mind, as well as to distinguish between real worth and superficial pretentiousness. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z She greeted me very warmly, and with a certain pretentiousness. A Sister's Love A Novel The typical young lover, well built, good-looking enough but without charm; his youthfulness armed with a timid pretentiousness. Woman Or is pretentiousness merely a matter of perceived sophistication. Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The big modern room over the big cheap shop was a restless place, and its pretentiousness and modernity were tinged with Thespianism. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He dressed in a pepper-and-salt business suit made of his own product, wore a made-up tie and comfortable square-toed shoes, with a certain aggressive disdain for the fashions as a quality of pretentiousness. Making Money Such a hoax as this is a pin stuck in pretentiousness. The Book of This and That He passed on, however, after a meaningless word or two and, sprawling in another section, surrendered himself to the troubled pretentiousness of the Pullman school of decoration. Ewing\\'s Lady Yet to conclude, pretentiousness is always a state of otherness, someone else’s crime. Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z He thought of the conversation in that long riverside room in Paris with its extravagance and pretentiousness. Sinister Street, vol. 2 In the interim, sentiment dwindled into nonsense and love, evaporating in pretentiousness, was discoverable, if anywhere, only on a map. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Luckily, Hégésippe Simon happens to be a person who can trip our pretentiousness up. The Book of This and That The historian takes great satisfaction in informing us also that, with all this, she had escaped that pretentiousness and unamiability which too frequently spoiled the effect of learning in women of unusual acquirements. Roman Women Standing in all its chilly pretentiousness so near to Still's tomb, it well illustrates the immense decline in monumental art which took place during the seventeenth century. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See It must be said, in justice to the writer, that the pretentiousness of his book is only skin-deep. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. It was in wretched taste, I thought, with its pretentiousness and its huge round tower at the end, utterly out of keeping with the rest. The House by the Lock One potentate sought to surpass the other in hollow pretentiousness, insane lavishness and expensive military fooleries. Woman under socialism It lacks the pretentiousness of the Scheme, the snide convolutions of the Grounds and Reasons, the argument by half-truths of the Discourse of Free-Thinking. A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729) But Cassy, instinctively insolent to pretentiousness, was very simple with the simple. The Paliser case The cost and pretentiousness of her establishment caused her to be nicknamed "Mrs. House Parker." As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century More religious pretentiousness was obvious here,—more people were congregated before the images, engaged in acts of devotion. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Its futile pretentiousness is the rasping irritation of every hour. The Rough Road There was a certain pretentiousness about his people which caused them to escape complete vulgarity only by a hair's-breadth. The Hero Yet the snobbish half of the middle-classes holds housewifely work as degrading, save in the trumpery pretentiousness of "giving orders." Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) But even the caricature born of pretentiousness will not prevent the unpremeditated betrayal of conditions, facts, and incidents, which help reconstruct the milieu; how much more, then, the unaffected simplicity of the born story-teller. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life I know that the exclusive spirit—the arrogant pretentiousness—the priestly insolence—the anti-Christian spirit of certain members of that Church richly deserves chastisement.... The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Of course, we all feel able to detect the mere notoriety hunter, who poses about in cheap pretentiousness; but now and then in the West there turned up something more difficult to understand. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado The architect who built it had introduced no innovations or pretentiousness, had built a Gothic church, and introduced no fancies of his own. En Route And here is the little old Poe Cottage, about which such a flavor of romance lingers, though the place has been modernised into a "Terrace," and built about with city pretentiousness. A Little Girl of Long Ago Long after the revolutionists had shown more than the qualities of men, it was common among lords and lacqueys to attribute to them the stagey and piratical pretentiousness of urchins. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens With all his success and prosperity, his airs of fashion and pretentiousness, he was not ashamed of his less fortunate relatives—his wood-cutting father and brothers. Art in England Notes and Studies They are monsters of ennui, and by their very pretentiousness, their gargantuan dimensions, throw into cruelest relief Mahler's essential sterility. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers There is no one in the world that more despises pretentiousness than myself. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 There is a vulgar pretentiousness about what we may call the sappy style of work which is very undesirable. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. It was a dwelling place of unusual pretentiousness for that land of "Do-without," where inexorable meagerness is the rule of life. A Pagan of the Hills The memory of these things carried him on to his journey's end where he encountered again the tawdry pretentiousness of Leaping Horse, seeking to hide its moral poverty under raiment of garish hue. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon In the one—height, narrowness, noise, monotony, dirt, sordid squalor, pretentiousness; in the other—light, space, moderation, homelikeness. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin There's one direction in which clothes can go that still annoys the hell out of people, and that's pretentiousness. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s The untidy pretentiousness of her ill-chosen clothes, the unreality of her manner and carriage, the sheer vulgarity of her choice of words and phrases—these things seized him as a nightmare. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton One of the secrets of his own freedom from this ordinary insipidity of moralists was his freedom also from their pretentiousness and insincerity. Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3) Essay 1: Vauvenargues O'Connor with deliberate, studied, wounding insolence, with his Merrion Square Protestant pretentiousness in full cry against the Catholic. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 The words not inaptly describe Arnold's method of handling personal and literary pretentiousness. Matthew Arnold A: Right now I'm in the phase of pretentiousness. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s Even leaving aside the discomforts which are always allied to pretentiousness, the poor rich woman has a hard time of it. Town Life in Australia The weak point of the opera is to be found in the tendency from which Meyerbeer was never safe, to drop into mere pretentiousness when he meant to be most impressive. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. She thought Hetty's pretentiousness became greater and greater as her first slight shyness wore away and she grew perfectly familiar with every one in the house. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn What had been the cause of this breach in the Roman Catholic tradition, this curious incompetency, this Anglo-Indian conservatism and pretentiousness? The Altar Steps No red tape is required apparently to penetrate into this president's private office, whereas many "small" men are guarded with pretentiousness that is often an effort to give an impression of "importance." Etiquette Though people had laughed a good deal at Haddo's pretentiousness, and been exasperated by his arrogance, they could not fail to be impressed by his obvious wealth. The Magician His costume, simply made, yet of the richest materials of the time; his wig, highly powdered though of modest proportions; his every item of apparel appeared alike of great simplicity and barren of pretentiousness. The Mississippi Bubble While tolerant of kinds in literature, he should be intolerant of pretentiousness. The Art of Letters Aaron and Miriam could not bear that even their own brother should occupy a Position of exceptional dignity, and with ignorant pretentiousness aspired to equality with him. How to become like Christ The offense of pretentiousness is committed oftener perhaps by women than by men, who are usually more natural and direct. Etiquette He hated hypocrisy, he hated lying, and he hated presumption and pretentiousness. The Bed-Book of Happiness Many a man turning away in weariness from the controversies, the insincerities, and the pretentiousness of the intellectualists around him, has exclaimed, "Give me my Horace." The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 Mr. Benson, I imagine, began writing with a considerable literary gift, but his later work seems to me to have little in it but a good man’s pretentiousness. The Art of Letters Although comely, she was homely—a "downright" girl, scorning and hating all manner of pretentiousness. The Price of Love But he was as much opposed to the pretentiousness of dogmatic metaphysics as to the pusillanimity of scepticism and the Schwärmerei of mysticism. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English She knew his scorn for pretentiousness of all kinds, for false conventions, for false emotions, his hatred of priestcraft, his condemnation of the family wealth, and his contempt for the little respectabilities of Japanese life. Kimono Affectation and pretentiousness and the desire to show off are abundant in all countries. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems This sort of pretentiousness often happens during “booms,” when some author is talked of as though he were the only man who had ever written well. The Art of Letters Louis, ranging over his experiences in the disorderly and mean pretentiousness of the suburban home, and in the discomfort of various lodgings, appreciated the grave, comfortable benignity of that bedroom. The Price of Love Personally I like Polack and Savage the best of them, despite the lumbering pretentiousness and doubtful veracity of the former. The Long White Cloud But I know now that my blush was far more unworthy than his freedom from all pretentiousness in matters of art. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Her widow's cap and bands seemed to go with the grave pretentiousness of the rooms, to which she had succeeded in giving almost a personal atmosphere. The Precipice Whether Meredith himself was more ashamed of their tailoring or their pretentiousness it is not easy to decide. The Art of Letters Nevertheless he regarded it as essentially absurd in its pretentiousness. The Price of Love He probed character with a glance, and was particularly sharp on pretentiousness and self-importance. Collections and Recollections We know not whether to select the vulgarity, the feebleness, or the pretentiousness of these pseudo-classical colossi for condemnation. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts That is, she had no intellectual humor; no power to enjoy the absurdities of people, no relish of their pretentiousness and inconsistencies—which only depressed her. The Song of the Lark I think in those days we were a little shy of our emotions, and the fear of ridicule tempered the more obvious forms of pretentiousness. Moon and Sixpence Moreover she was very approachable, genial, free from presumption or pretentiousness, and, though many people did not suspect it, she was fundamentally good-natured, soft-hearted, and kindly disposed…. Dream Tales and Prose Poems Punctilious propriety is always pretentious, and pretentiousness is always an attempt at fraud. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays They lacked style, but also lacked pretentiousness, and whatever does not pretend at all has style enough. The Magnificent Ambersons Probably a good deal of his pretentiousness was due to the fact that he habitually expressed himself in a book learned language, wholly remote from anything personal, native, or homely. The Song of the Lark And on the strength of peccadillos, reprehensible in an author, but excusable in a son, the Anglo-Saxon race is accused of prudishness, humbug, pretentiousness, deceit, cunning, and bad cooking. Moon and Sixpence It makes us ashamed of our own pretentiousness and swollen-headed pride when we reflect what this great architectonic genius has performed. Authors of Greece There is a little of Windy McPherson's grotesque pretentiousness in every man and his son soon learned to look for and to take advantage of it. Windy McPherson's Son Her mother mocked her silence as another evidence of ridiculous pretentiousness. Linda Condon One took it up and asked time after time, "Why should there be this queer flavour of absurdity and pretentiousness about the thing?" Mankind in the Making Its pretentiousness is out of tune with these times. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough Our very first knowledge of Montauto was rich and varied, with the relief from pretentiousness which all ancient things enjoy, and with the appealing sweetness of time-worn shabbiness. Memories of Hawthorne But she did not like the woman, who was not frankly plebeian, but had buttered herself over with a coat of third-rate pretentiousness. Senator North And a feeble air of intellectual pretentiousness kept up all through to persuade you that if the author hasnt written a good play it's because hes too clever to stoop to anything so commonplace. Fanny's First Play Can one expect them to escape the contagion of its cramped pretentiousness, its dingy narrowness, its shy privacy of social degradation, its essential sordidness and inefficiency? Mankind in the Making Even this question would already have been answered, if courage and pretentiousness had been one; for then Strauss would not be lacking even in the just and veritable courage of a Mameluke. Thoughts out of Season Part I If she really had talents, her pretentiousness would degrade them. Emile Pollert, who, in spite of her pretentiousness, met with favour from the public. My Life — Volume 1 With quick eyes and a hard, no-nonsense manner, he lacked the pretentiousness of many barristers. Underground What I mean by it is a keen perception of the rich incongruities and absurdities of life, its undue solemnity, its guileless pretentiousness. At Large It can be done by limiting one's needs, by avoiding luxuries, by having nothing in one's house that one cannot use, by being detached from pretentiousness, by being indifferent to elaborate comforts. Where No Fear Was The Warricombes must have immediately detected any pretentiousness, were it but in a necktie; that would impress them more unfavourably than signs of poverty. Born in Exile It all seemed to him the preposterous pretentiousness of a megalomaniac—one whom, after a while, humanity would probably have the satisfaction of putting into prison, or into a lunatic asylum. Aaron's Rod Has she actual beauty, actual wit?—not simply a tidal material beauty that passes current any pretty flippancy or staggering pretentiousness? Diana of the Crossways — Complete Perhaps our dreams of supremacy and finality may be in reality the absurdest things in the world for their pomposity and pretentiousness. At Large On sensitive and imaginative people the result of the professional struggle with life, the essence of which is often social pretentiousness, is different. Where No Fear Was Has she actual beauty, actual wit? —not simply a tidal material beauty that passes current any pretty flippancy or staggering pretentiousness? Diana of the Crossways — Volume 1 This happened to be Cambridge Street, along the shabby pretentiousness of which they walked for some minutes in silence, each occupied with their thoughts. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl It was only in the intellectual domain that she evinced pretentiousness and grew grandiloquent; talking of her private affairs, she was very direct and simple, with no inclination to unhealthy ways of thought. Our Friend the Charlatan But even he sometimes winced at the pretentiousness of his mother and his aunts. The Red Planet Attracted by him, in spite of his weaknesses of conceit, loudness, and vulgarity, she polished his behaviour, guided his perceptions, corrected his pretentiousness, influencing him through the sincerity and strength of her affection. Balzac My endeavor with this work is to avoid all quibbling and pretentiousness, and to make the edition a practical one for teachers and players. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End The rooms were just ordinary hotel rooms, furnished with the dingy, wholesale pretentiousness of hotels of the second rate. Children of the Whirlwind She went out of the room, not without a sort of simple dignity that was utterly removed from conceit or pretentiousness. A Spirit in Prison In their truth to life, homely charm and freedom from pretentiousness, these dialect poems resemble those of Mrs. Tweddell, and deserve a wider recognition than they have so far won. Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems But everywhere the ill-assorted marriage of pretentiousness and neediness was apparent. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series To Brice's surprise, a few steps in that direction revealed a fair-sized cabin, with a slight pretentiousness about it of neatness, comfort, and picturesque effect, far superior to the Tarbox shanty. From Sand Hill to Pine Others are untruthful in their pretentiousness, and in assuming merits which they do not really possess. Character She loved the wayward and the desolate: pretentiousness in any disguise was the one thing she suspected and could not tolerate. Mauprat The novelty of the thing, and the pretentiousness in which he had swaddled it, had deceived them finely. Scaramouche The topic, sooner or later, was that which is inevitable in such a circle—the demerits, the pretentiousness, the personal weaknesses of prominent contemporaries in the world of letters. New Grub Street But was not my blush far more unworthy than his freedom from all pretentiousness in matters of art? Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors She it is who proposes the correcting of pretentiousness, of inflation, of dulness, and of the vestiges of rawness and grossness to be found among us. The Egoist Martial wished, no doubt, at this moment to put forth all his most effective seductions, to judge by the pretentiousness of his movements and gestures. Domestic Peace He knew pretentiousness for the mask of worthlessness and weakness. Scaramouche But Kant is not here distinguishing between foolishness and simplicity, but between pretentiousness and kindly honesty, thus indicating the former as the necessary attribute of foolishness. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students He saw the years, the brilliant winter days and all the long sweet afternoons which were meant for summery meadows, lost in such brittle pretentiousness. Babbitt The new religion has but disentangled the idea of him from the absolutes and infinities and mysteries of the Christian theologians; from mythological virgin births and the cosmogonies and intellectual pretentiousness of a vanished age. God the Invisible King |
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