Added 9 October 2026
make-believe
/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about make-believe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Imaginative intellectual play.
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The enactment of a pretense.
it was just pretend
adjective
Origin
Deverbal from make believe.
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