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pre·ci·os·i·ty
\ˌpreshēˈäsəd.ē, -sətē, -i sometimes -esē-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English preciousite, preciosite preciousness, from Middle French precieusité, preciosité, from Latin pretiositat-, pretiositas, from pretiosus + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. archaic : something precious
2. [French préciosité, from Middle French precieusité, preciosité preciousness]
a. : fastidious or excessive refinement (as in language)
< he had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent — R.L.Douglas >
specifically : the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French précieuses of the 17th century
b. : an instance of preciosity
< uttering obtuse and outmoded preciosities > |