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précieuse

précieuse noun: someone (especially a woman) who affects refinement and delicacy; a fastidious or pretentious woman.

Noun

précieuse (plural précieuses)

  1. (derogatory) Someone (especially a woman) who affects refinement and delicacy; a fastidious or pretentious woman.
    • I like Marion Moore in a certain way. […] But she is too much of a precieuse for my adulation.1920, Hart Crane, letter, 14 April

Forms of précieuse

pluralprécieuses

Origin of précieuse

Borrowed from French précieuse.

Questions about précieuse

What does précieuse mean?
Précieuse means someone (especially a woman) who affects refinement and delicacy; a fastidious or pretentious woman.
What part of speech is précieuse?
Précieuse is a noun.
What is the plural of précieuse?
The plural of précieuse is précieuses.

Words near précieuse in the dictionary

  1. prævious
  2. prævision
  3. prævisions
  4. Pré-Saint-Gervais
  5. pré-salé
  6. précieuse
  7. précieuses
  8. précis
  9. précised
  10. précises
  11. précising

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