Definitions for precieuse

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precieuse pré·cieuse

Spelling: [prey-see-oo z; French prey-

IPA: /ˌpreɪ siˈʊz; French preɪˈsyœz/

Precieuse is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 315 anagrams from letters in precieuse (ceeeiprsu).

Definitions for precieuse

noun

1. one of the 17th-century literary women of France who affected an extreme care in the use of language.
2. an affected or pretentious woman, especially one marked by preciosity in manner or speech.

adjective

1. (of a woman) marked by affectation or preciosity.

Origin of precieuse

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

Examples for precieuse

To be a precieuse was in itself an evidence of good conduct.

We find here the code which ruled the Hotel de Rambouillet, and the very well-defined character of the precieuse.

There was Ninon; and there was Madame de Rambouillet; the one galante, the other precieuse.