单词 | précieuse |
释义 | précieuse[ prey-see-ooz; French prey-syœz ] / ˌpreɪ siˈʊz; French preɪˈsyœz / noun, plural pré·cieus·es [prey-see-ooz-iz; French prey-syœz]. /ˌpreɪ siˈʊz ɪz; French preɪˈsyœz/.one of the 17th-century literary women of France who affected an extreme care in the use of language. an affected or pretentious woman, especially one marked by preciosity in manner or speech. adjective(of a woman) marked by affectation or preciosity. Origin of précieuse1720–30; <French; feminine of précieux; see -euse Words nearby précieuseprecess, precession, precession of the equinoxes, pre-Christian, pre-Christmas, précieuse, précieux, precinct, precincts, preciosity, precious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for précieuse
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