preciosity
preciosity
[ˌprɛʃɪˈɒsɪti]
noun
[ˌprɛʃɪˈɒsɪti]
noun
- [mass noun]over-refinement in art, music, or language, especially in the choice of words
（艺术、音乐或语言，尤指用词）过分风雅，故作风雅；矫揉造作
- mid 19th cent.: suggested by French préciosité, a sense derived from Molière's Les Précieuses Ridicules (1659), a comedy in which ladies frequenting the literary salons of Paris were satirized
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