- preciosities
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English-Russian smart dictionary. 2014.
preciosities
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preciosities — pre·ci·os·i·ty || ‚preʃɪ É‘sÉ™tɪ / É’s n. meticulousness, stringency; affectedness, overrefinement; excessive fastidiousness, extreme fussiness … English contemporary dictionary
preciosity — /presh ee os i tee/, n., pl. preciosities. fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste. [1350 1400; ME preciousite < MF preciosite < L pretiositas. See PRECIOUS, ITY] * * * ▪ literature French Préciosité, … … Universalium
deliberate — adj 1 willful, intentional, *voluntary, willing Analogous words: purposed, intended (see INTEND): conscious, cognizant, *aware: mortal, *deadly Antonyms: impulsive Contrasted words: inadvertent, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preciosity — /prɛʃiˈɒsəti/ (say preshee osuhtee), /prɛs / (say pres ) noun (plural preciosities) fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste. {Middle English preciosite, from Old French, from Latin pretiōsitas} …
preciosity — [presh΄ē äs′ə tē, pres΄ēäs′ə tē] n. pl. preciosities [ME preciousite < MFr preciosité < L pretiositas < pretiosus: see PRECIOUS] great fastidiousness, overrefinement, or affectation, esp. in language … English World dictionary
