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preciosity

/,pr/E//S//i/'/A/s/I/t/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms preciousness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Preciousness; something precious.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  3. Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French précieuses of the 17th century.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

precessionprecession of the equinoxesprecessionalprecessorprechlorinationprecinctpreciousprecious coralprecious metalprecious stonepreciouslypreciousness

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