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preciosity
  1. A state or condition of overemphasizing detail, especially of pronunciation when speaking.
  2. (obsolete) Something precious.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Her preciosity in arranging the table settings, down to the precise placement of each utensil, revealed her meticulousness bordering on excessive refinement and fussiness.”
      “Other times I want to jump up and down on them until they are in shreds and tatters, cursing the preciosity of it all.”
      “All of this has saddled art songs with a reputation for preciosity and snobbishness.”
precious
preciousness
  1. The condition of being precious.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The preciousness of the antique diamond ring was evident to all, as it was a one-of-a-kind piece and held immense sentimental value.”
      “The emperor was known for his excessive preciousness, as he surrounded himself with delicate and ornate objects, displaying an air of pretentiousness.”
      “Such eye-rolling preciousness appears often enough to make the record a maddening listen.”
preciousnesses
preciosities
  1. plural of preciosity
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He remained diffident towards those festival works exhibiting elaborate framing, stylistic preciosities, and some vacuously blatant visual signature.”
preciouses
  1. plural of precious
  2. Examples:
    1. “The knife that stripped away a boy's three preciouses took with it the ability to control the bladder, a problem that remained through adulthood.”
      “I'm glad my two preciouses didn't get a stepfather that cared so much for fleas, as he would have been brutal to them.”
      “Not seeing her preciouses, she rose to her feet, and went into the next room.”
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