pretension Definition

1. Foolish vanity, self-importance or affectation; pretentiousness.

Thesaurus: ostentation, show, showiness, pomposity, hypocrisy, pretentiousness, snobbery, snobbishness, affectation, airs, self-importance, vanity, vainglory, conceit; Antonym: humility, modesty, simplicity, straightforwardness.
2. A claim or aspiration.

Example: had no pretensions to elegance
Thesaurus: claim, assertion, aspiration, demand, pretence, assumption.