How do you pronounce preciosity?

preciosity is pronounced as /ˌprɛsiˈɒsɪti/.

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preciosity

🎭preciosity (pre-si-o-si-ti)

noun

/ˌprɛsiˈɒsɪti/

exceso de refinamiento (exceso de refinamiento)

precinct precious

Meaning

Excessive refinement or affected elegance in language, style, or behavior.

Traducción del significado

refinamiento o elegancia excesiva en lenguaje, estilo o comportamiento

Oraciones de ejemplo

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

La preciosidad del autor hizo que la novela fuera difícil de leer para algunos lectores.

Synonyms

affectation, artificiality, pretentiousness, refinement, delicacy

Antonyms

simplicity, plainness, naturalness

Colocaciones

literary preciosity, preciosity of style, preciosity in speech

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