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Meanings of preciosity in English
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preciositat Synonyms
Examples for "preciousness"
Examples for "preciousness"
1
A sense of the preciousness of the despised thing wakes in him.
2
A tale for the young, illustrative of the preciousness of Scripture promises.
3
Moreover they were taught industry, self-denial, benevolence, and the preciousness of time.
4
Underneath all the preciousness, his movements were careful, his face too still.
5
There is a certain precociousness and preciousness about young children's books.
Usage of preciosity in English
1
His worst fault, however, lies in his obscurity and preciosity of diction.
2
Of mere preciosity and phrase-making without any special obscurity examples abound.
3
Her very daintiness and preciosity of speech indicated it.
4
The handling throughout workmanlike, with some four or five touches of preciosity, which I regret.
5
Those five months had been a microcosm of the era itself-naive, flirtatious, formal to the point of preciosity, and romantic.
6
Though there is more than a touch of preciosity and intellectual gamesmanship, there is also enough flair and humour to bring it off.
7
Although slightly tinged with pedantism and preciosity, its freshness, its grace, its inspiration and sincerity, give it a flavour almost of primitive art.
8
Moreover, a wide outlook will help us to avoid exaggerations, preciosities, and fanaticisms.
9
"But I do not want to give up the little rifle entirely," she went on, with dainty preciosity, watching him closely.
Frequent collocations
Preciosity through the time