Meanings of preciosity in English

His worst fault, however, lies in his obscurity and preciosity of diction.

Of mere preciosity and phrase-making without any special obscurity examples abound.

Her very daintiness and preciosity of speech indicated it.

The handling throughout workmanlike, with some four or five touches of preciosity, which I regret.

Those five months had been a microcosm of the era itself-naive, flirtatious, formal to the point of preciosity, and romantic.

Though there is more than a touch of preciosity and intellectual gamesmanship, there is also enough flair and humour to bring it off.

Although slightly tinged with pedantism and preciosity, its freshness, its grace, its inspiration and sincerity, give it a flavour almost of primitive art.

Moreover, a wide outlook will help us to avoid exaggerations, preciosities, and fanaticisms.

"But I do not want to give up the little rifle entirely," she went on, with dainty preciosity, watching him closely.