précieuse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French précieuse. === Noun === précieuse (plural précieuses) (chiefly derogatory) Someone (especially a woman) who affects refinement and delicacy; a fastidious or pretentious woman. [from 17th c.] 1920, Hart Crane, letter, 14 April: I like Marion Moore in a certain way. […] But she is too much of a precieuse for my adulation. ==== See also ==== preciosity == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁe.sjøz/ === Adjective === précieuse feminine singular of précieux