pretentious russian
изы́ск
refinement, sophistication, frill, flourish
extravagance, pretentious novelty, affectation
вы́чурный
affected, pretentious, mannered
over-elaborate, ornate, fanciful
претенцио́зный
pretentious, affected
аффектированный
affected, pretentious
выкрута́сы
flourishes, curlicues, ornamental twirls, ornaments
pretentious floridity, affected turns of phrase, mannerisms, fancy phrases
quirks, vagaries, antics
декларати́вный
declarative, declaratory, made for effect, pretentious
мане́рный
affected, pretentious, precious
притяза́тельный
pretentious, exacting, exigent
выде́лываться
to show off, to act up, to put on airs, to be pretentious
выпе́ндривавшийся
showing off, swaggering, flaunting, pretentious
притяза́ющий
claiming, aspiring, pretentious
напуска́ющийся
feigning, affected, pretentious, putting on an air
па́фосный
pathetic, pompous, high-flown, pretentious
прете́нзия
claim, demand
complaint, grievance
pretension, pretentiousness
понт
showing off, swagger, pretentiousness, airs
bluff, scare tactic, con
вы́чурно
pretentiously, artificially, in a bizarre manner
вы́чурность
fancifulness, pretentiousness, mannerism, artificiality
претенцио́зность
pretentiousness, affectation
му́дрствующий
philosophizing, intellectualizing, sagacious (often with a hint of pretentiousness)
Examples
Tom is fairly pretentious.
Tom is fairly pretentious.
Критики отметили вычурность его речи.
The critics noted the pretentiousness of his speech.
Претенциозность его речи всех удивила.
The pretentiousness of his speech surprised everyone.
В этом наряде чувствуется явная претенциозность.
This outfit has a distinctly pretentious air.
Критики отметили претенциозность нового фильма.
Critics noted the pretentiousness of the new film.



















