precieuse

pré·cieuse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [prey-see-oo z; French prey-syœz]
- /ˌpreɪ siˈʊz; French preɪˈsyœz/
- /prɪsˈɪjuːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prey-see-oo z; French prey-syœz]
- /ˌpreɪ siˈʊz; French preɪˈsyœz/

Definitions of precieuse word

noun plural precieuse one of the 17th-century literary women of France who affected an extreme care in the use of language. 1
noun plural precieuse an affected or pretentious woman, especially one marked by preciosity in manner or speech. 1
adjective precieuse (of a woman) marked by affectation or preciosity. 1
noun precieuse pretentious female 0
noun precieuse a pretentious or affected female, a woman who puts on airs or makes pretensions to extreme refinement or delicacy 0
adjective precieuse (of a female) pretentious, affected, putting on airs or affecting refinement 0

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Origin of precieuse

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

1720-30; < French; feminine of précieux; see -euse

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Parts of speech for Precieuse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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precieuse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

precieuse usage trend in Literature

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