preciosity

Overrefinement, as in language, taste, or style.

An instance of overrefinement.

The character of being precious in sense 6 or 7. See precious, 6.

Costliness; value; great worth; preciousness.

Anything of great price or value.

The quality of being overnice; fastidiousness; excessive refinement.

Preciousness; something precious.

Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French précieuses of the 17th century.

A state or condition of overemphasizing detail, especially of pronunciation when speaking.

Something precious.