pretentiousness

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being pretentious.

   “Near-synonyms: affectation, affectedness, false pretense, pretending”

   “Possibly her sheer pretentiousness, or that she knew everything about everything, or maybe because she treated her reporters like underoxygenated platypies.”

   “Wines can be described with words like cigar box and “pencil lead,” or flinty or with hints of sandalwood — oenophiles can veer into what many might deem pretentiousness pretty quick.”