preciosity|preciosities in English

noun

[pre·ci·os·i·ty || ‚preʃɪ'ɑsətɪ /-'ɒs-]

meticulousness, stringency; affectedness, overrefinement; excessive fastidiousness, extreme fussiness

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1. Francis Bacon considers the evils of excess study: laziness, affectation and preciosity.