🎭preciosity (pre-si-o-si-ti)

noun
/ˌprɛsiˈɒsɪti/
übermäßige Raffinesse (ubermassige Raffinesse)

Bedeutung

Excessive refinement or affected elegance in language, style, or behavior.
Bedeutungsübersetzung
übermäßige Verfeinerung oder betonte Eleganz in Sprache, Stil oder Verhalten
ubermassige Verfeinerung oder betonte Eleganz in Sprache, Stil oder Verhalten

Beispielsätze

The author's preciosity made the novel difficult to read for some audiences.

Die Preciosität des Autors machte den Roman für einige Leser schwer lesbar.
Die Preciosität des Autors machte den Roman für einige Leser schwer lesbar.

Synonyme

affectation, artificiality, pretentiousness, refinement, delicacy

Antonyme

simplicity, plainness, naturalness

Kollokationen

literary preciosity, preciosity of style, preciosity in speech

Verwandte Vokabulare

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