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PRECIOSITY
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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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