Nouns denoting natural events. Synonyms: pollenation; pollination. Hypernyms (pollination is a kind of...): fecundation; fertilisation; fertilization; impregnation (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant).ypernyms (pollination is a kind of...): fecundation; fertilisation; fertilization; impregnation (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant).
OBTENTION Dictionary entry overview: What does obtention mean? â¢ OBTENTION (noun) The noun OBTENTION has 1 sense: 1. the act of obtaining Familiarity information: OBTENTION used as a noun is very rare.
â¢ PRETENCE (noun). The noun PRETENCE has 5 senses: 1. a false or unsupportable quality. 2. an artful or simulated semblance. 3. pretending with intention to deceive. 4. imaginative intellectual play. 5. the act of giving a false appearance. Familiarity information: PRETENCE used as a noun is common.