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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pre·ci·os·i·ty /ˌprɛʃiˈɑsəti, si-/
 過於挑剔,過於細心,過於細膩

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pre·ci·os·i·ty n. Preciousness; something precious. [Obs.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pre·ci·os·i·ty n.; pl. -ties .  Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French précieuses of the 17th century.
    He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.    --L. Douglas.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 preciosity
      n : the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined