01 n. Preciousness; something precious.
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Preciousness; something precious.[Obs.]
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Webster, 1913
Preciosity
· Pre·ci·os·i·ty
· IPA /ˌpɹɛʃiˈɑsəti/
02 n. Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French précieuses of the 17…
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Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French précieuses of the 17th century.“He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.” — L. Douglas.