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Preciosity Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix pre-

Preciosity has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined

2

The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
affectedness
Rhyming Words
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