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affectedness vs preciosity

preciosity vs affectedness

affectedness and preciosity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affectedness Yes No No No
preciosity Yes No No No
As nouns, preciosity is a hyponym of affectedness; that is, preciosity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affectedness:
  • affectedness: the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
  • preciosity: the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
Other hyponyms of affectedness include airs, pose, coyness, demureness, preciousness.
affectedness (noun) preciosity (noun)
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
Difference between affectedness and preciosity

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