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preciosity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | preciousness |
| Type of | affectedness |
| Derivation | precious |
Examples of preciosity
preciosity
Their demonstrable craft and frequent self-regarding preciosity is wearying.
From the guardian.co.uk
It devolved into amusing in-jokes and tended to preciosity and quirkiness.
From the time.com
Ms. Byatt has inherited Iris Murdoch's mantle as England's pre-eminent novelist of ideas, but her books are richer and more satisfying than Murdoch's, and less inclined to preciosity and abstraction.
From the online.wsj.com
- The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
- A state or condition of overemphasizing detail, especially of pronunciation when speaking
- (Preciosities) luxuary goods which have high value due to scarcity into which they are imported, but have much lower value at their point of orgin.
