preciosity
Plural: preciosities
Noun
- the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
- The quality of being overly refined in an affected way (often used to describe speech or writing, but also visual art and dress).
- An instance of preciosity; something that is overly refined in an affected way.
- The quality of being precious (of high value or worth).
- Something of high value or worth.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English preciosite, from Middle French preciosité, from Latin pretiōsitās (“great value; high price”).
Synonyms
preciousness, affectation, fastidiousness, treasure, value, worth
Scrabble Score: 17
preciosity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpreciosity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preciosity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
preciosity is a valid Words With Friends word