PRECIOSITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

Synonyms:

preciosity; preciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("preciosity" is a kind of...):

affectedness (the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))

Derivation:

precious (obviously contrived to charm)

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