preciosity

Senso (Inglese)

1. (derogatory, uncountable, usually) The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).
2. (countable, derogatory, usually) An instance of preciosity; something that is overly refined in an affected way.
3. (obsolete, uncountable) The quality of being precious (of high value or worth).
4. (countable, obsolete) Something of high value or worth.

Concetti

preziosismo

preziosità

ricercatezza

sinonimi

preciousness

mannerism

exaggeration

exorbitance

extravagance

fastidiousness

hyperbola

hyperbole

minuteness

nicety

overstatement

particularity

punctiliousness

squeamishness

airs

word splitting

cavil

Traduzioni

préciosité

preciositat

Affektiertheit

Preziösität

υπερβολή

λεπτολογία

التّحذلق

aşırı titizlik

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌpɹɛʃiˈɒsəti/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine francese: en

In summary

From Middle English preciosite, from Middle French preciosité, from Latin pretiōsitās (“great value; high price”).