preciosity
noun /ˌpreʃiˈɒsəti/, /ˌpresiˈɒsəti/
/ˌpreʃiˈɑːsəti/, /ˌpresiˈɑːsəti/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- the fact of being precious synonym preciousnessWord Originmid 19th cent.: suggested by French préciosité, a sense derived from Molière's Les Précieuses Ridicules (1659), a comedy in which ladies going to the literary salons of Paris were satirized.