finicismn.
/ˈfɪnɪsɪz(ə)m/ Finical affectation.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected delicacy
briding1566
mincedness1583
finicality1594
mignardise1603
mincing1623
finicalness1675
daintification1780
gingerliness1842
finicism1844
mincingness1853
preciosity1867
preciousness1884
the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun]
curiosityc1386
delicacya1393
curiousnessc1440
delicatesse1509
delicateness?1529
daintethness1548
exquisiteness?c1550
over-curiousness1573
featness1577
daintiness1579
dainty1590
finicality1594
niceness1604
squeamishness1654
fastidiousness1661
choicenessa1665
overnicety1664
finicalness1675
hypercriticism1678
overniceness1694
nicety1723
over-delicacy1745
daintihood1780
finickiness1833
finicism1844
over-criticism1859
overfineness1859
particularness1859
faddiness1865
finicking1869
picksomeness1881
pernicketiness1890
perfectionism1937
choosiness1945
pickiness1952
1844 N. Brit. Rev. 2 65 Notwithstanding..of this theatrical finicism, he was always himself again before an audience.
1862 Temple Bar 6 132 There was no finicism in the Author of Waverley.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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